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Polly Ann

Polly Ann

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Comedy

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Young Polly-Ann works in a small town inn as a maidservant. A troupe of actors comes to town and the innocent girl falls in love with one of its members. Howard Straightlane is sent to the small town by his father, to work as a schoolteacher in hopes of smartening up the young man from his wild ways. Howard soon meets Polly-Ann and saves her from the unscrupulous actor.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

09 September 1917

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Polly Ann

J.P. Lockney

J.P. Lockney

Simpkins

Rowland V. Lee

Rowland V. Lee

Howard Straightlane

Darrell Foss

Darrell Foss

Hubert de Courcey

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

Jacob Straightline

William Ellingford

William Ellingford

Squire Bacon

Alfred Hollingsworth

Alfred Hollingsworth

Junius Trewalker

Josephine Headley

Josephine Headley

Mrs. Porter

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