Polly of the Storm Country | |
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Directed by | Arthur Rosson |
Screenplay by | Frank Mitchell Dazey |
Based on | Storm Country Polly by Grace Miller White |
Produced by | Louis B. Mayer |
Starring | Mildred Harris Emory Johnson Charlotte Burton Harry Northrup Ruby Lafayette Maurice Valentin |
Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
Production company | Chaplin-Mayer Pictures Company |
Distributed by | First National Exhibitors' Circuit |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Polly of the Storm Country is a lost [1] 1920 American drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and written by Frank Mitchell Dazey. The film stars Mildred Harris, Emory Johnson, Charlotte Burton, Harry Northrup, Ruby Lafayette, and Maurice Valentin. It is based on the 1920 novel Storm Country Polly by Grace Miller White. The film was released on April 4, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. [2] [3] [4]
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