Top billed cast

1. 

   Mary Pickford

   Pollyanna Whittier

2. 

   Katherine Griffith

   Aunt Polly Harrington

3. 

   Howard Ralston

   Jimmy Bean

4. 

   Helen Jerome Eddy

   Nancy Thing

5. 

   George Berrell

   Old Tom

6. 

   William Courtleigh

   John Pendleton

7. 

   Herbert Prior

   Dr. Tom Chilton

8. 

   Wharton James

   Rev. John Whittier

9. 

   Doc Crane

   Bit Role (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-09-12

It seems unfair to even review a movie like this. After all, I didn’t find it to be particularly entertaining and I didn’t feel the adaptation from the book was done well. That usually would translate into a low rating for a film, right?

But I don’t feel it is appropriate to pan a movie that was made 100 years ago. The film industry was in its infancy and indeed, the world was a different place. I would want to see a lot of the other silent movies before I even attempt a critical review. Lacking that, I will just make some observations about stuff I found interesting.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• friendship
• optimism
• adoption
• aunt
• orphan
• silent film
• accident
• childhood sweethearts
• optimist
• crippled child