In Pursuit of Polly (1918)
Comedy-drama | 19 August 1918
Director:
Chet WitheyWriters:
Eve Unsell, Izola Forrester, Mann PageProduction Company:
Paramount Pictures Corp.Most of the exterior scenes were filmed at Oyster Bay on Long Island Sound, according to contemporary sources. The film was also known as The Pursuit of Polly. The 21 Jun 1918 Var reported the start of principal photography that week. Star Billie Burke had recently given her last performance of the Broadway theatrical season with the play, A Marriage of Convenience.
In Pursuit of Polly opened 19 Aug 1918. The preview screening was held at a Chicago, IL, trade show on 8 Aug 1918, according to the 10 Aug 1918 Exhibitors Herald and Motography. A Chicago theatrical opening followed in early Sep 1918, as noted in the 7 Sep 1918 issue.
Critical notices were mixed. While the 7 Sep 1918 Moving Picture World recommended the film, the 25 Aug 1918 Wid’s Daily lamented the “forced” comedy and unoriginal plot. The review also noted the inclusion of a female spy character who disappeared shortly after she was introduced.
A survey of exhibitors in the 12 Oct 1918 Motion Picture News indicated average audience attendance. ...
Most of the exterior scenes were filmed at Oyster Bay on Long Island Sound, according to contemporary sources. The film was also known as The Pursuit of Polly. The 21 Jun 1918 Var reported the start of principal photography that week. Star Billie Burke had recently given her last performance of the Broadway theatrical season with the play, A Marriage of Convenience.
In Pursuit of Polly opened 19 Aug 1918. The preview screening was held at a Chicago, IL, trade show on 8 Aug 1918, according to the 10 Aug 1918 Exhibitors Herald and Motography. A Chicago theatrical opening followed in early Sep 1918, as noted in the 7 Sep 1918 issue.
Critical notices were mixed. While the 7 Sep 1918 Moving Picture World recommended the film, the 25 Aug 1918 Wid’s Daily lamented the “forced” comedy and unoriginal plot. The review also noted the inclusion of a female spy character who disappeared shortly after she was introduced.
A survey of exhibitors in the 12 Oct 1918 Motion Picture News indicated average audience attendance.
Polly Marsden, the daughter of wealthy cotton broker Buck Marsden, is loved by three men: Talbot Sturgis, Larry O'Malley and O'Leary. She becomes engaged to all three, and when her father orders her to make a final decision, she declares that the first suitor to overtake and capture her in her racing car will be her husband. In the course of eluding her pursuers, Polly exchanges clothing with her maid and abandons her car for a boat. Her actions attract the attention both of Emile Kremer, a German spy who has been ordered to deliver a set of documents to a beautiful accomplice, and Colby Mason, a United States Secret Service Agent. After a series of adventures involving the three suitors and a gang of spies, Mason arrests Polly, but her father soon arrives to clear her name. Because Mason was the first to "capture" her, Polly declares that she will marry him, and he willingly ...
Polly Marsden, the daughter of wealthy cotton broker Buck Marsden, is loved by three men: Talbot Sturgis, Larry O'Malley and O'Leary. She becomes engaged to all three, and when her father orders her to make a final decision, she declares that the first suitor to overtake and capture her in her racing car will be her husband. In the course of eluding her pursuers, Polly exchanges clothing with her maid and abandons her car for a boat. Her actions attract the attention both of Emile Kremer, a German spy who has been ordered to deliver a set of documents to a beautiful accomplice, and Colby Mason, a United States Secret Service Agent. After a series of adventures involving the three suitors and a gang of spies, Mason arrests Polly, but her father soon arrives to clear her name. Because Mason was the first to "capture" her, Polly declares that she will marry him, and he willingly complies.
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