Polly of the Storm Country

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Polly of the Storm Country
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Advertisement for the American film Polly of the Storm Country on page 13 of the Exhibitors Herald (April 3, 1920)
Directed by Arthur Rosson
Screenplay by Frank Mitchell Dazey
Based onStorm 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
  • April 4, 1920 (1920-04-04)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited 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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References

  1. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Polly of the Storm Country
  2. "Polly of the Storm Country (1920) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. Janiss Garza. "Polly of the Storm Country (1920) - Arthur Rosson". AllMovie. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. "Polly of the Storm Country". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.