An orphan's optimistic outlook brings a change to the ill-tempered town in which she resides to her aunt.An orphan's optimistic outlook brings a change to the ill-tempered town in which she resides to her aunt.An orphan's optimistic outlook brings a change to the ill-tempered town in which she resides to her aunt.
Wharton James
- Rev. John Whittier
- (as J. Wharton James)
Joan Marsh
- Bit Role
- (uncredited)
Frederick Peters
- Bit Role
- (uncredited)
Gordon Sackville
- Bit Role
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaOf this film, screenwriter Frances Marion said, "We proceeded with the dull routine of making a picture we both thought nauseating . . . I hated writing it, Mary [Mary Pickford] hated playing it."
- Alternate versionsIn 1972, the Mary Pickford Co. copyrighted a version with an organ score played played by Gaylord Carter. Produced by Matty Kemp, it runs 60 minutes, about 2 of which is a historical introduction.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997)
- SoundtracksRock-a-Bye Baby
(1884)
Written by Effie I. Canning
Lyrics in an intertitle when Pollyanna sings to her dying father
Played on organ by Gaylord Carter in the alternate version
Featured review
best for the Pollyannas among you
If your skin will break out from too much sweetness, light and Hollywood "reality", you should skip this picture.
Mary Pickford is mostly believable as a preteen girl since the adult cast towers over her. Nice sets and costumes (though no Hollywood glamour) and a pleasant look at small town life.
This is Mary Pickford's first film for United Artists (of which she was a part owner), so it was supposed to be a safe moneymaker and Mary is cast to and plays to what sold in the past.
Mary Pickford is mostly believable as a preteen girl since the adult cast towers over her. Nice sets and costumes (though no Hollywood glamour) and a pleasant look at small town life.
This is Mary Pickford's first film for United Artists (of which she was a part owner), so it was supposed to be a safe moneymaker and Mary is cast to and plays to what sold in the past.
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- psteier
- Oct 6, 2002
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- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
- Runtime58 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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