In Pursuit of Polly

In Pursuit of Polly
Still with Burke
Directed by	Chester Withey
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Written by	Izola Forrester (story) Mann Page (story) Eve Unsell (scenario)
Starring	Billie Burke Thomas Meighan
Cinematography	William Marshall
Production company	Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	September 1, 1918
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

In Pursuit of Polly is a lost^[1] 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Billie Burke and Thomas Meighan. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures.^[2][3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] Polly Marsden (Burke) is told by her father Buck Marsden (Losee) that she must choose from among her three suitors. She decides to settle it by a race. She is to be given an hour head start and agrees to bestow her hand upon the first one who catches her. In trying to elude her pursuers, she is mistaken for the confederate of a German spy. When the three suitors catch her, they discover that her heart and hand have been won by secret service agent Colby Mason (Meighan).

Cast

• Billie Burke as Polly Marsden
• Thomas Meighan as Colby Mason
• Frank Losee as Buck Marsden
• A. J. Herbert as Talbot Sturgis
• William B. Davidson as Larry O'Malley
• Alfred Hickman as O'Leary
• Ben Deeley as Emile Kremer

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: In Pursuit of Polly
2. Progressive Silent Film List In Pursuit of Polly at silentera.com
3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: In Pursuit of Polly
4. "Reviews: In Pursuit of Polly". Exhibitors Herald (New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company) 7 (11): 50. September 7, 1918.

External links

• In Pursuit of Polly at the Internet Movie Database
• AllMovie.com