“We look for the good in them, and we found it didn’t we?”
60 years ago today, on Thursday 5/19/60, Walt Disney’s classic “Pollyanna” opened at Radio City Music Hall. Probably the greatest drama the studio would ever make, it is a glorious film that celebrates life, with an all-star cast, the biggest cast the studio ever put together.
It would earn Hayley Mills a special juvenile Academy Award, the last one issued by the Academy, for her beautiful, nuanced performance, and directed beautifully by the great David Swift, bringing out great joy, but also powerful drama throughout the 134 minute film.
Walt Disney’s “Pollyanna” is as great as film gets.
60 years ago today, on Thursday 5/19/60, Walt Disney’s classic “Pollyanna”
