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Miss Polly (1941)

Miss Polly poster
Directed by
Fred Guiol
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
45 min
Rated
NR
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A simple woman finds herself in a comic situation involving small town misunderstandings. She tries to do right by others while getting into light mischief.

lightheartedwhimsicalgently humorousdownbeatearnestcharmingdated

What happens

Miss Polly is a 1941 American comedy film produced as part of Hal Roach's Streamliners series. It was directed by Fred Guiol, written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook and stars ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Kathleen Howard, Brenda Forbes, Elyse Knox and Richard Clayton. The film was released on November 14, 1941 by United Artists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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