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The History of Mr. Polly is a 1949 British film based on the 1910 comic novel The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells. [2] It was directed by Anthony Pelissier (who is also credited with the script) and stars John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Moore Marriott and Finlay Currie. [3]
The protagonist of The History of Mr. Polly is an antihero inspired by H. G. Wells's early experiences in the drapery trade: Alfred Polly, born circa 1870, a timid and directionless young man living in Edwardian England, who despite his own bumbling achieves contented serenity with little help from those around him. Mr. Polly's most striking ...
- H. G. Wells
- 1910
The History of Mr. Polly is a 1949 British film based on the 1910 comic novel The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells. It was directed by Anthony Pelissier (who is also credited with the script) and stars John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Moore Marriott and Finlay Currie.
After being fired, Alfred Polly (John Mills) takes stock of his life when he fails to find another job. A back projection that features the Lambeth Lead Works shot tower and the Red Lion Brewery, a site that was later to be occupied by the Festival of Britain followed by the Royal Festival Hall.
He soon settles into a blissful existence with innkeeper Megs Jenkins (left), working as handyman and ferryman at the pub, with only the landlady and her niece, also called Polly (played by Mills' daughter Juliet) about the place. Although there is one problem, as Polly explains; Uncle Jim.
With Lee Evans, Anne-Marie Duff, Julie Graham, Richard Coyle. In the early 1900s Alfred Polly, still hankering after his dream girl Christabel, marries Miriam Larkins and they open a shop, but as the years go by, the marriage becomes stale and Polly feels trapped.
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Director: Anthony Pelissier. Genre: Drama. Year: 1949. Running time: 96 minutes. Territory: Worldwide. Studio: ITV. Cast: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Finlay Currie. John Mills stars in this celebrated adaptation of the H G Wells classic. Mr Polly is a sensitive soul.
