Movie Description In this Walt Disney classic, which earned 14-year-old British actress Hayley Mills a special Honorary Academy Award for best Juvenile Performance, the imaginative, optimistic, and inquisitive orphan, Pollyanna Whittier comes to live with her cold, very wealthy Aunt Polly Harrington in 1912. Despite the many rules and roadblocks to happiness set up by her emotionally repressed relative, Pollyanna constantly searches for the small pleasures that brighten her life, and the lives of those around her. However, when something happens that finally threatens to kill Pollyanna's spirit for good, Pollyanna may need more than good will to overcome some harsh realities.
| Credits | | Writer: | David Swift | | Producer: | Walt Disney | | Cast: | Donald Crisp, James Drury, Kevin Corcoran, Richard Egan |
Notes The See-Also, "Same Lead Performer" is British actress Hayley Mills.
Shot in Technicolor.
Additional cast: Jenny Egan (Mildred Snow); Gage Clarke (Mr. Murg); and Noland Leary (Mr. Thomas).
Leon Charles was the dialogue coach.
Copyright 1960 The Walt Disney Company., VHS Features:
Bonus Short - 1. Original Animated Short That Accompanied the Film
Awards 1960Academy AwardsHonorary AwardsHayley Mills
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