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Polly with a Past is a american film of genre Comedy-drama directed by Leander de Cordova released in USA on 29 november 1920 with Ina Claire
Polly with a Past (1920)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 29 november 1920
Length 1h
Directed by Leander de Cordova
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy-drama
Rating47%
Polly with a Past is a 1920 American silent film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures and directed by Leander de Cordova. Based on a 1917 Broadway stage play, the film starred Ina Claire, reprising her stage role as the title Polly. Clifton Webb had an early unbilled screen appearance in this film.
As with many Metro Pictures productions from the period from the late 1910s to the early 1920s, this film is presumed lost.
Synopsis
Minister's daughter Polly Shannon (Ina Claire), in order to earn money go to Paris and study opera, takes a job as a maid for Clay Cullum (Harry Benham) and Harry Richardson (Clifton Webb). Cullum and Richardson are friends with Rex Van Zile (Ralph Graves), whose love for Myrtle Davis (Louiszita Valentine) is unrequited. The three friends and Polly come up with a scheme to get Myrtle to notice Rex. Polly poses as a French adventuress "with a past" who pursues Rex. Their plan is to inspire Myrtle to save Rex from the bad woman.Actors
Ina Claire
(Polly Shannon)
Ralph Graves
(Rex Van Zile)
Clifton Webb
(Harry Richardson)
Marie Wainwright
(M Van Zile)
Harry Benham
(Clay Cullum)
Frank Currier
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