Polly of the Follies

Polly of the Follies
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Directed byJohn Emerson
Written byJohn Emerson
Anita Loos
Story byJohn Emerson
Anita Loos
Produced byConstance Talmadge
StarringConstance Talmadge
Horace Knight
Thomas Carr
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Production
company
Constance Talmadge Film Company
Distributed byAssociated First National Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • January 30, 1922 (1922-01-30)
Running time
Seven reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Polly of the Follies is a 1922 American silent romantic comedy film starring Constance Talmadge, Horace Knight, and Thomas Carr. It is presumed to be lost;[1] all that is known to have survived is a trailer.[2][3] An intertitle from the trailer states that Talmadge plays "a stagestruck country girl who hits New York and strikes Ziegfeld for a job".[2] According to the Internet Movie Database, this was James Gleason's film debut. A trailer for the film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.[4]

Plot

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The film is a romantic comedy, focusing on the love triangle between Bob Jones, Alysia Potter and Polly Meachum. Originally engaged, Bob and Alysia elope to Bowling Green, Connecticut, where they meet Silas Meachum, a campaigner against motion pictures, and his daughter, Polly. The eloping couple’s family arrive, chasing them, and persuade them to wait to get married. Polly goes to New York to join the Ziegfeld Follies, but is ultimately replaced by Alysia. As Bob consoles Polly, Alysia breaks off the engagement, and Bob and Polly may now marry.

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References

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Polly of the Follies". silentera.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Polly of the Follies". 11east14thstreet.com. April 9, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2009". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
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