Alfred Polly
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May 7, 2007 · The History of Mr Polly: Directed by Gillies MacKinnon. 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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- Drama
- Gillies MacKinnon
- 2007-05-07
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 ...
- H. G. Wells
- 1910
The History of Mr. Polly. An adaptation of Victorian author H.G. Wells' intimate drama about a man who has forsaken his dreams to lead a life of suffocating mediocrity. Content collapsed....
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- Gillies Mackinnon
- Drama
- Lee Evans
The History of Mr.Polly ★★½ 2007 Victorian everyman Alfred Polly (Evans) finds himself desperately unhappy since he's stuck with a nagging wife (Duff) and a failing business. So he decides to take drastic action to transform himself from a downtrodden loser into a hero.
Bookworm Alfred Polly (John Mills) is a hopeless daydreamer who cannot keep his mind on the task at hand, hence his inevitable dismissal from his dreary job as a draper's assistant. He...
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- Anthony Pelissier
- Adventure
- John Mills
When Alfred Polly fails to find fulfilment as a shop keeper, he leaves his wife and sets out on the open road to see where freedom leads.
Synopsis. 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 ...
