Polly of the Movies
1927 film
- George Dromgold
- Arthur Hoerl
- Jean Plannette
- Jason Robards
- Gertrude Short
- Corliss Palmer
Production
company
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James Ormont Productions
Release date
- October 15, 1927 (1927-10-15)
Running time
English intertitles
Polly of the Movies is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Jason Robards, Gertrude Short and Corliss Palmer. It is loosely based on Harry Leon Wilson's 1922 novel Merton of the Movies and its various film adaptations.[1]
Synopsis
A small town girl goes to Hollywood with ambitions of becoming major dramatic star. However, the melodrama she appears in is unintentionally amusing and becomes a comedy hit.
Cast
- Jason Robards as Angus Whitcomb
- Gertrude Short as Polly Primrose
- Corliss Palmer as Lisa Smith
- Stuart Holmes as Benjamin Wellington Fairmount
- Jack Richardson as Rolland Harrison
- Rose Dione as Lulu Fairmount
- Mary Foy as Mrs. Beardsley
References
- ^ Lentz p.63
Bibliography
- Robert J. Lentz. Gloria Grahame, Bad Girl of Film Noir: The Complete Career. McFarland, 2014.
External links
- Polly of the Movies at IMDb
- Polly of the Movies at AllMovie
- Polly of the Movies at the TCM Movie Database
- Polly of the Movies at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Films directed by Scott Pembroke
- Kill or Cure (1923)
- Gas and Air (1923)
- Short Orders (1923)
- Rupert of Hee Haw (1924)
- Mandarin Mix-Up (1924)
- Detained (1924)
- Monsieur Don't Care (1924)
- West of Hot Dog (1924)
- Somewhere in Wrong (1925)
- Twins (1925)
- Pie-Eyed (1925)
- The Snow Hawk (1925)
- Navy Blue Days (1925)
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925)
- The Terror of Bar X (1927)
- For Ladies Only (1927)
- Ragtime (1927)
- Cactus Trails (1927)
- Polly of the Movies (1927)
- Galloping Thunder (1927)
- Gypsy of the North (1928)
- Sweet Sixteen (1928)
- The Black Pearl (1928)
- The Divine Sinner (1928)
- The Branded Man (1928)
- The Law and the Man (1928)
- Sisters of Eve (1928)
- Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
- Shanghai Rose (1929)
- Two Sisters (1929)
- The Medicine Man (1930)
- The Jazz Cinderella (1930)
- The Oregon Trail (1936)
- Telephone Operator (1937)
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