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Cast

John Mills

John Mills

Alfred Polly

Betty Ann Davies

Betty Ann Davies

Miriam Larkins Polly

Megs Jenkins

Megs Jenkins

The Innkeeper

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Uncle Jim

Gladys Henson

Gladys Henson

Aunt Larkins

Diana Churchill

Diana Churchill

Annie Larkins

Shelagh Fraser

Shelagh Fraser

Minnie Larkins

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Mr. Johnson

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Mrs. Johnson

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

Christabel

Juliet Mills

Juliet Mills

Little Polly

Laurence Baskcomb

Laurence Baskcomb

Mr. Rumbold

Crew

William Alwyn

William Alwyn

Music

Desmond Dickinson

Desmond Dickinson

Director of Photography

Anthony Pelissier

Anthony Pelissier

Director

H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells

Writer

Anthony Pelissier

Anthony Pelissier

Adaptation

Anne V. Coates

Anne V. Coates

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Herbert Smith

Herbert Smith

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The History of Mr. Polly

19497.4 / 1095 min
Drama

Overview

Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.

Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.