Pollyanna (1960 film)

All love Pollyanna is an American feature film from the year 1960. It is based on the 1913 novel, Pollyanna by Eleanor Hodgman Porter.

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The orphan Pollyanna is taken into the care of his Aunt Polly Harrington. This lives in a stately villa, whereas Pollyanna is accustomed to the circumstances of a missionary life in British West Indies. Although their new home has many unused guest rooms, Pollyanna is housed in a stuffy attic. Her aunt justified this by saying that she was not accustomed to have children noise in the house, however, Pollyanna is alone on the fact lucky to have a private room.

Harrington, Polly Anna's new hometown, was named after their grandfather, what the aunt takes as an opportunity to teach them that they have to give an example. Gradually Polly Anna Harrington and learn to know each its inhabitants: First, the maid Nancy, who is now also a nanny for Pollyanna. She has a relationship with George. But Aunt Polly, it presents the option to acknowledge the job or abandoning the relationship. Pollyanna covers Nancy, who continued secretly meets with George. In addition, Dr. Edmond Chilton, a physician from Baltimore, is the absence of a visit to Harrington after five years. He and Aunt Polly were apparently a couple times. However, Polly Anna's mediation attempt fails due to old disagreements regarding false charity, of which he accuses Polly.

The orphan boy Jimmy Bean is an avid tree climber. He and Pollyanna take little adventures together and make this the acquaintance of Mr. Pendergast, a grumpy, reclusive old man. Pollyanna discovered in whose home the reflections produced by prisms.

With a distribution of food Pollyanna learns the bedridden Mrs. Snow know. This has already been set up perfectly to the dying, but with the help of the prisms and the "glad games" Pollyanna brings you a little joy in life. The "glad game" was invented by Polly Anna's father, as wished them a doll and instead got sent a pair of crutches for the mission. It is to be found in all, something you look forward to.

The Reverend makes with his Sunday sermon great impression on Pollyanna. As arranged with Aunt Polly, he intimidates the community and raises his voice so that the chandelier is shaking.

In addition, in Harrington smolders a struggle, one that seems impossible at first: Due to a water pipe burst in the grandfather donated by Harrington Children's Home, the good society of the city meets with Aunt Polly. Dr. Chilton's uncle is working hard to ensure that the Harrington House demolished and a new, adapted to the changed circumstances children's home to be built. But no one of the others present dares to oppose Polly Harrington's expectations, partly because the Harringtonschen companies are very influential in the city. It is the idea to hold a charity bazaar for the new children's home, and even Pollyanna involved in the preparations. It comprises Mr. Pendergast out that he could but the prisms sell them as "rainbow maker", they also tried to convince Mrs. Snow, to quilt a blanket. However, this ends in a big fight, so that Pollyanna announces not to attend Mrs. Snow.

When the aunt is notified of the participation Polly Anna, she forbids her this. This makes the house staff as an opportunity for the in-house inventories to bake cakes for the bazaar. The Harringtons also own the local newspaper, so no advertising for the bazaar is printed. Dr. Chilton is now trying to convince Polly, but this in turn ends in dispute and Polly has the door for him, and he tells her in the face ". You can give everything but love" Polly cries alone in her bedroom later, during her cook thinks they possessed no feelings. When Dr. Chilton and the other bazaar organization Expensive give up all hope, because Polly Harrington owned the whole town, Polly Anna points out that no one could have the church. But the Reverend not agrees.

Since they a letter with suggestions for the upcoming sermon should convey to the Reverend by her aunt, Pollyanna interrupts this in his sermon preparation. The two begin to talk and Pollyanna reported that the Reverend reminded her of her father, who was often sad, because he had the feeling not get through to his community. The Reverend asks Pollyanna if her father had solved this problem, and she shows him her locket that once belonged to her father. The dictum it had helped him, because he had then started to see the good in people, and I have 800 jobs found in the Bible where God is trying to tell the people something cheerful. On the medallion the following quote that supposedly comes from Abraham Lincoln says: "When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will." This conversation solves a deep thought when Reverend from. In his next sermon he announces only read henceforth cheerful Bible passages, and apologized to his congregation for the four wasted years in which he was not her friend. Finally, he has them all at the Charity Bazaar back, behind which he am one hundred percent, and jokingly threatens to fall back on to low appearance next week in his old style. The congregation applauded.

The bazaar begins, the domestic workers secretly create the pies out of the house because ringing Jimmy Bean and asks Polly to let Pollyanna to the bazaar. This rejects this request from, however, after Jimmy climbs into the tree in front of Polly Anna's room. The tree serves as an escape, and the two enjoy themselves at the event. Mr. Peder guest sold "rainbow makers" and also Mrs. Snow delivers the quilt from. They also ensure that Polly Anna's big dream is fulfilled by a doll. Almost the entire population is come to the feast, even the Reverend.

Pollyanna occurs with a girls choir and they sing wrapped in an American flag America the Beautiful. In an attempt to get back on the tree into the house, Pollyanna loses his grip and falls to the ground. First glance it looks as if her legs would remain paralyzed, what her aunt is deeply saddened and why it doubts the grace of God, the Pollyanna never to Harrington should have been send. The Reverend contradicts it and says, Pollyanna had made ​​a miracle in the city, people would smile at each other again and we must thank God on my knees that Pollyanna was hergesandt.

This is reflected in her bed, Dr. Chilton has informed her that it was a necessary surgery so that she could walk again. To cheer her up, Nancy begins with the "glad game", but Pollyanna just wants to be left alone. About our shared concern for Pollyanna find Polly and Dr. Chilton together. Then comes all of a sudden, the city population with gifts to wish Pollyanna luck for the surgery, and holds many good news waiting: Nancy and George are engaged, but want to wait to the wedding as Pollyanna shall be their flower girl. Jimmy Bean was adopted by Mr. Pendergast, and even Mrs. Snow wishes Pollyanna with radiant mood speedy recovery. As Pollyanna by train Harrington leaves to drive because of their operation to Baltimore, she sees that the nameplate of the city gets the addition of " The Glad Town".

Reviews

Variety wrote that the film was prolix and the directing part insecure Am working that the game's main character, however, it entschädige. The Catholic News Service called the film " heartwarming " gave out, however, that he might be too lengthy for the younger ones and too cheesy for elders. The Catholic filmdienst called all love Pollyanna a " shiny -made, maybe too likeable film fairy tale with good performers. "

Awards

The Pollyanna Actress Hayley Mills won the Juvenile Award at the Oscars 1961. In the same year she was nominated film award for best actress for the British Academy.

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