Polly of the Follies

Polly of the Follies
Constance Talmadge in Polly of the Follies, from the May 1922 issue of Photoplay magazine
Directed by	John Emerson
Produced by	Constance Talmadge
Written by	John Emerson Anita Loos
Story by	John Emerson Anita Loos
Starring	Constance Talmadge Horace Knight Thomas Carr
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Production company	Constance Talmadge Film Company
Distributed by	Associated First National Pictures, Inc.
Release dates	January 30, 1922 (1922-01-30)
Running time	Seven reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

Polly of the Follies is a 1922 silent 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.

Plot

Newspaper advertisement

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.

Cast

Constance Talmadge as Polly Meacham
Horace Knight as Silas Meacham
Thomas Carr as Jimmy Meacham
Harry Fisher as Pop Cummings
Frank Lalor as Daddy Hood
George Fawcett as Mr. Jones
Ina Borke as Mrs. Jones
Mildred Arden as Hattie Jones
Kenneth Harlan as Bob Jones
Paul Doucet as Clarence Hope
Theresa Maxwell Conover as Mrs. Potter
Billie Dove as Alysia Potter
James Gleason as Paul Gordon
Bernard Randall as Flo Ziegfeld
John Daly Murphy as Julius Caesar

References

↑ "Polly of the Follies". silentera.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
1 2 "Polly of the Follies". 11east14thstreet.com. April 9, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
↑ "San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2009". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

External links

Polly of the Follies at the Internet Movie Database
Polly of the Follies at the TCM Movie Database

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