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  • Polly with a Past (1920)
  • 60 min | Drama
Polly with a Past (1920)
60 min | Drama

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. Dejected, he commiserates ...See moreWealthy 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. Dejected, he commiserates with his friends Harry Richardson and Clay Cullum, and through them he meets young Polly Shannon, who is employed as a maid in their household in order to pay her way to Paris, she she wants to study opera. Polly and her employers come up with a scheme to get Myrtle to notice Rex, but it doesn't quite turn out the way they planned. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com See less
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Writers
George Middleton (play) | Guy Bolton (play) | June Mathis (scenario) | Arthur J. Zellner (scenario) (as Arthur Zellner)
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Updated Nov 29, 1920

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Nov 29, 1920 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Ina Claire
Polly Shannon Polly Shannon   See fewer
Ralph Graves
Rex Van Zile Rex Van Zile   See fewer
Marie Wainwright
Mrs. Van Zile Mrs. Van Zile   See fewer
Harry Benham
Clay Cullum Clay Cullum   See fewer
Clifton Webb
Harry Richardson Harry Richardson   See fewer
Louiszita Valentine
Myrtle Davis Myrtle Davis   See fewer
Myra Brooks
The Cook The Cook   See fewer
Frank Currier
Undetemined Role Undetemined Role   See fewer
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