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Pollyanna is a 1920 American silent melodrama/comedy film starring Mary Pickford, directed by Paul Powell, and based upon Eleanor H. Porter's 1913 novel of the same name. It was Pickford's first motion picture for United Artists. It became a major success and would be regarded as one of Pickford's most defining pictures. The film grossed $1.1 million (approximately $13,438,000 today).
Original Release
01/18/1920
US Release
01/18/1920
Cast
Name | Character |
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Wharton James | Rev. John Whittier |
Katherine Griffith | Aunt Polly / Aunt Polly Harrington |
Helen Jerome Eddy | Nancy Thing |
George Berrell | Old Tom |
Howard Ralston | Jimmy Bean |
William Courtleigh | John Pendleton |
Herbert Prior | Dr. Chilton / Dr. Tom Chilton |
Doc Crane | Bit Role |
Joan Marsh | Bit Role |
Frederick Peters | Bit Role |
Directors
Writers
Eleanor H. Porter, Catherine Chisholm Cushing, Frances Marion
Cast
Name | Character |
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Wharton James | Rev. John Whittier |
Katherine Griffith | Aunt Polly / Aunt Polly Harrington |
Helen Jerome Eddy | Nancy Thing |
George Berrell | Old Tom |
Howard Ralston | Jimmy Bean |
William Courtleigh | John Pendleton |
Herbert Prior | Dr. Chilton / Dr. Tom Chilton |
Doc Crane | Bit Role |
Joan Marsh | Bit Role |
Frederick Peters | Bit Role |
Gordon Sackville | Bit Role |
Mary Pickford | Pollyanna Whittier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mary Pickford | Producer |
Paul Powell | Producer |