Polly with a Past

Polly with a Past

1920 · 60 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Polly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes embroiled in a scheme by her two employers to help their friend in the love of a woman who does not fancy him: She will pretend to be interested in their friend instead. The film has been lost.

Directed by Leander De Cordova · Written by George Middleton

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