Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1920 · 58 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Drama, Family

When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.

Directed by Paul Powell · Written by Frances Marion

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