Polly of the Follies (1922)
70 min
A romantic comedy, focusing on the love triangle between Bob Jones, Alysia Potter and Polly Meachum. Originally engaged, Bob and Alysia elope to Bowling Green, Connecticut, where they meet Silas Meachum, a campaigner against motion pictures, and his daughter, Polly. The eloping couple’s family arrive, chasing them, and persuade them to wait to get married. Polly goes to New York to join the Ziegfeld Follies, but is ultimately replaced by Alysia. As Bob consoles Polly, Alysia breaks off the engagement, and Bob and Polly may now marry.
- Release date
- January 30, 1922
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Constance Talmadge as Polly Meacham
- Horace Knight as Silas Meacham
- Thomas Carr as Jimmy Meacham
- Harry Fisher as Pop Cummings
- Frank Lalor as Daddy Hood
- George Fawcett as Mr. Jones
- Ina Borke as Mrs. Jones
- Mildred Arden as Hattie Jones
- Kenneth Harlan as Bob Jones
- Paul Doucet as Clarence Hope
Crew
- John Emerson · Director
- John Emerson · Writer
- Anita Loos · Writer
- J. Roy Hunt · Cinematographer