Pollyanna (1920 film)

Pollyanna
Film poster
Directed byPaul Powell
Written byFrances Marion (adaptation)
Based onPollyanna
by Eleanor H. Porter
Produced byMary Pickford
Paul Powell
StarringMary Pickford
CinematographyCharles Rosher Sr.
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • January 18, 1920 (1920-01-18)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles
Budget$300,000[1]
Box office$1,160,962
Pollyanna

Pollyanna is a 1920 American silent melodrama/comedy film starring Mary Pickford, directed by Paul Powell, and based on Eleanor H. Porter's 1913 novel of the same name. It was Pickford's first motion picture for United Artists. It became a major success and was regarded as one of Pickford's most defining pictures. The film grossed $1.1 million (approximately $16,730,000 today).[2]

  1. ^ Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3.p39
  2. ^ American Experience | Mary Pickford | People & Events | PBS