MISS POLLY (Theatrical Release USA 1941)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.6|5.0 Starsììì 

Miss Polly—short film—plays like slapstick comedy but the comedy runs flat. The story is simple but the acting trails shallowly along behind the story which leads to audience frustration and a deep wish to move it along. The inevitable question becomes “WHY?” is this production important to make. 

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Storyline 

Miss Polly, a romantic old soul, changes the rigidness of a small town’s moral character. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Fred Guiol and John Burch for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Hal Roach for making the film possible. Cast includes: ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Kathleen Howard, Brenda Forbes, Elyse Knox, and Richard Clayton. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. Know that this film is dated and not very comical or meaningful.

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Ben Meyers