Mary Pickford began her movie career as “Pollyanna,” the daughter of a minister in the Ozark region who goes to live with her wealthy aunt in New England when he suddenly passes away. She improves the mood of everyone in town with her “Glad Game,” which sees the positive side of every situation. Director Paul Powell put together a silent film with good production values and a fine screenplay by Frances Marion, who adapted the story from the 1913 novel of the same name by Eleanor H. Porter.
Mary Pickford was quite a presence on the big screen, with her acting abilities and photogenic facial features, especially her eyes, very important in the silent era with no dialogue. In “Pollyanna,” Pickford was a 27-year-old woman playing a 12-year-old girl. Her first movie was “Two Memories,” a 1909 silent film from director D. W. Griffith. It was a “one-reeler,” or a film short. Her final film role was in 1933’s “Secrets” from her own United Artists, which she co-owned with Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplain, and Griffith. She continued to produce pictures for several years, and passed away in 1979 in Santa Monica, at the age of 87.
Co-stars in “Pollyanna” include Wharton James, Katherine Griffith, Helen Jerome Eddy, George Berrell, William Courtleigh, and Herbert Prior. The watchable “Pollyanna” was a success at the box office for producers Mary Pickford and Paul Powell and United Artists. Numerous versions have been released over the years, most notably Walt Disney’s 1960 feature film starring Hayley Mills and Jane Wyman, and the 2003 “Masterpiece Theater” version from Britain’s ITV.
Pollyanna (1920)
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Mary Pickford began her movie career as “Pollyanna,” the daughter of a minister in the Ozark region who goes to live with her wealthy aunt in New England when he suddenly passes away. She improves the mood of everyone in town with her “Glad Game,” which sees the positive side of every situation. Director Paul Powell put together a silent film with good production values and a fine screenplay by Frances Marion, who adapted the story from the 1913 novel of the same name by Eleanor H. Porter.
Mary Pickford was quite a presence on the big screen, with her acting abilities and photogenic facial features, especially her eyes, very important in the silent era with no dialogue. In “Pollyanna,” Pickford was a 27-year-old woman playing a 12-year-old girl. Her first movie was “Two Memories,” a 1909 silent film from director D. W. Griffith. It was a “one-reeler,” or a film short. Her final film role was in 1933’s “Secrets” from her own United Artists, which she co-owned with Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplain, and Griffith. She continued to produce pictures for several years, and passed away in 1979 in Santa Monica, at the age of 87.
Co-stars in “Pollyanna” include Wharton James, Katherine Griffith, Helen Jerome Eddy, George Berrell, William Courtleigh, and Herbert Prior. The watchable “Pollyanna” was a success at the box office for producers Mary Pickford and Paul Powell and United Artists. Numerous versions have been released over the years, most notably Walt Disney’s 1960 feature film starring Hayley Mills and Jane Wyman, and the 2003 “Masterpiece Theater” version from Britain’s ITV.