Pollyanna

Classic tale of an orphaned girl who goes to live with her aunt after the death of her father. There, she faces a hostile new environment with a pleasant and optimistic demeanor that eventually affects everyone she encounters., Story about an orphaned 11-year-old who goes to live in the country with her strict and dutiful Aunt Polly. Her enthusiasm for life brightens up the sleepy village of Beldingsville, and she soon even manages to win round her aunt. But when something terrible happens to Pollyanna and she can find nothing to be glad about, it is Aunt Polly who faces a dilemma., Eleanor H. Porter’s novel about a cheerful girl who brightens the lives of those around her is brought to the screen once again in this made-for-television melodrama. Pollyanna Whittier (Georgina Terry) is an eleven-year-old girl who, after the unexpected death of her parents, is taken in by her Aunt Polly (Amanda Burton). Aunt Polly and her friend are not an especially happy lot, but despite the recent tragedy in her life, Pollyanna is the sort of person who invariably looks at the sunny side of life. Pollyanna invents what she calls “the Glad Game,” in which she challenges those around her to see the positive side of every situation, and her upbeat outlook proves infectious. Produced for British television, this adaptation of Pollyanna received its American premier on the award-winning anthology series Masterpiece Theater.