Pollyanna (1920 film)

Pollyanna is a 1920 American silent melodramacomedy film starring Mary Pickford, directed by Paul Powell, and based upon Eleanor H. Porters 1913 novel of the same name. It was Pickfords first motion picture for United Artists. It became a major success and would be regarded as one of Pickfords most defining pictures. The film grossed 1.1 million approximately 12,994,000 today.

Aunt Polly is cold and uncaring to Pollyanna not picking her up at the station, giving her a sparse room in the attic, and scolding at her every chance she gets. As the days pass Pollyannas antics amuse the servants, but not Aunt Polly.One day while playing on the plantation, Pollyanna gets in trouble with a servant woman and runs to hide in a haystack. There she meets Jimmy Bean Howard Ralston, an orphan her age. Taking pity on him, Pollyanna is certain eventually Aunt Polly will let him live with them. So she hides him in the cellar. One day Aunt Polly insists in going in the cellar despite Pollyannas pleas for fear Jimmy will be discovered. Jimmy is asleep and Pollyanna believes theyre in the clear until Jimmy starts shouting in his sleep, having a bad dream about turnips chasing and trying to eat him. Pollyanna is amused but Aunt Polly is not. After some pleading, Aunt Polly relents and tells Pollyanna to bring some good quilts for Jimmy. ........

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