Fresh
Hayley Mills' work more than compensates for the film's lack of tautness and, at certain points, what seems to be an uncertain sense of direction.
Variety Staff, Variety
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Pollyanna
Overview
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Director and cast
- David Swift Director
- Hayley Mills as Pollyanna
- Jane Wyman as Aunt Polly
- Richard Egan as Dr. Edmond Chilton
- Karl Malden as Reverend Paul Ford
- Nancy Olson as Nancy Furman
- Adolphe Menjou as Mr. Pendergast
- Donald Crisp as Mayor Karl Warren
- Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. Snow
- Kevin Corcoran as Jimmy Bean
- James Drury as George Dodds
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Pollyanna emerges on the wide screen as the best live-actor movie Disney has ever made: a Niagara of drivel and a masterpiece of smarm.
TIME Magazine
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