D: David Swift
Disney (George Golitzen)
US 1960
134 mins
Comedy/Drama
W: David Swift [based on the novel by Eleanor
Porter]
DP: Russell Harlan
Ed: Frank Gross
Mus: Paul Smith
PD: Carroll Clark & Robert
Clatworthy
Hayley Mills (Pollyanna Whittier), Jane
Wyman (Polly Harrington), Karl Malden (Rev. Ford), Kevin Corcoran (Jimmy Bean), Nancy Olson (Nancy Furman), Adolphe Menjou (Mr. Pendergast), Donald Crisp (Mayor Karl Warren), Agnes
Moorehead (Mrs. Snow)
Typically twee Disney vehicle for its juvenile star of
the day, Hayley Mills, as a happy-go-lucky orphan who cheers up her small town's most miserable resident.
Much of the film feels dated by modern standards, but
it's perfectly adequate family entertainment for a rainy afternoon.
6/10