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Polly of the Movies (1927)

Polly of the Movies poster
Directed by
Scott Pembroke
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman tries to break into the movie business. She gets into a series of comedic mishaps while pursuing her dream of becoming a film star.

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What happens

Polly of the Movies is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Jason Robards, Gertrude Short and Corliss Palmer. It is loosely based on Harry Leon Wilson's 1922 novel Merton of the Movies and its various film adaptations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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