Polly Put the Kettle On (film)

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Polly Put the Kettle On
Polly Put the Kettle On.jpg
Directed by Douglas Gerrard
Written by Grace Helen Bailey
Elizabeth Chandler Hendrix
Starring Douglas Gerrard
Thomas Jefferson
Ruth Clifford
Cinematography Anton Nagy
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
January 1, 1917
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Polly Put the Kettle On is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard and starring Gerrard, Thomas Jefferson and Ruth Clifford. [1]

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  1. Connelly p.397

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