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Polly with a Past is a play by George Middleton and Guy Bolton. A comedy in three acts, it depicts the efforts of two young men to help a shy friend, Rex, win the attention of the aloof woman he loves; they arrange for their young housekeeper, Polly, to pose as a glamorous French rival for Rex's affections, but this leads to romantic ...
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Polly with a Past. Summaries. Wealthy young Rex Van Zile is madly in love with pretty Myrtle Davis, but she is so absorbed in the task she has taken on to herself of reforming Skid-Row derelicts that she pays no attention to Rex's affections.
Polly with a Past: Directed by Leander De Cordova. With Ina Claire, Ralph Graves, Marie Wainwright, Harry Benham. Wealthy young Rex Van Zile is madly in love with pretty Myrtle Davis, but she is so absorbed in the task she has taken on to herself of reforming Skid-Row derelicts that she pays no attention to Rex's affections.
Polly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes embroiled in a scheme by her two employers to help their friend in the love of a woman who does not fancy him: She will pretend to be interested in their friend instead. The film has been lost.
All about Movie: directors and actors, reviews and ratings, trailers, stills, backstage. Wealthy young Rex Van Zile is madly in love with pretty Myrtl...
'Polly with a Past' is a frothy little comedy, dealing largely with subjects that nobody cares about any more. The chief interest of this film is that it stars Ina Claire, an actress who starred in many Broadway plays but made only a handful of films.
