Polly of the Movies

Polly of the Movies

"SOMETHING NEW IN HOLLYWOOD STORIES".

1927 · 70 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy, Drama

A small town girl goes to Hollywood with ambitions of becoming major dramatic star. However, the melodrama she appears in is unintentionally amusing and becomes a comedy hit.

Directed by Scott Pembroke · Written by George Dromgold

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10.01927
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Cactus TrailsCactus Trails · 1927
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10.01927
MovieDramaWestern
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Should a Girl Marry?Should a Girl Marry? · 1928
Should a Girl Marry?
10.01928
MovieCrime
Alice Dunn kills the man who seduced her younger sister and drove her to her death. Charged with murder, she stands trial in a sensational courtroom case that climaxes with her acquittal by the jury.
The Divine SinnerThe Divine Sinner · 1928
The Divine Sinner
9.01928
MovieDramaRomance
Lillia is a small town girl who gets involved with the wrong crowd in Paris. Arrested by police prefect Nigel De Brulier, Lillia agrees to seduce a politically important foreign prince Ernest Hilliard in exchange for her freedom.
Winners of the WestWinners of the West · 1921
Winners of the West
9.01921
MovieDramaWestern
Picturization of the trail breaking expedition of Capt. John C. Fremont in 1849 to the California gold fields.
A Fraternity MixupA Fraternity Mixup · 1926
A Fraternity Mixup
8.01926
MovieComedy
A group of girls in al all-girl college dormitory spend a wild night among thieves, cross-dressing boys and wild animals like a man-eating gorilla. Blue Ribbon comedy produced by Joe Rock, directed by Percy Pembroke, starring Alice Ardell and Gale Henry.
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The Terror of Bar X
8.01927
MovieDramaWestern
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King for a NightKing for a Night · 1933
King for a Night
7.21933
MovieCrime
A cocky prizefighter on his way to the bigtime in New York comes crashing down when his sister is involved in a murder and he takes the blame.
Vamping BabiesVamping Babies · 1926
Vamping Babies
7.01926
MovieComedy
"Lewis Sargent of 'Huckleberry Finn" fame, now grown up, and Alice Ardell are the principal players in this Standard Comdy which deals with the attempts of a love-sick young couple to wed despite an irate father who shows his temper by demolishing straw hats. They finally elope, resulting in a chase scene. Slapstick comedy of average amusement value". - Synopsis via The Moving Picture World. Originally two reels, one survives.
The Social BuccaneerThe Social Buccaneer · 1923
The Social Buccaneer
7.01923
MovieAdventureCrime
John "Jack" Norton, before the war a society playboy and fop, returns from the trenches of World War One a two fisted American who finds his father, Raymond Norton, in jail, charged with theft of funds from the bank in which he was the president. The money, placed there by the American authorities for the Kingdom of Thorwald, and Princess Elise, is on the way to collect it. John lets his father think he is still the playboy he was before the war, but secretly dons his old 'Doughboy" uniform and sets out after the gang that framed his father.
Mandarin Mix-UpMandarin Mix-Up · 1924
Mandarin Mix-Up
6.61924
MovieComedy
Stan Laurel plays a Chinese laundryman and he displays some good physical slapstick reminiscent of his days with the Karno troupe in England.
The Adventures of TarzanThe Adventures of Tarzan · 1921
The Adventures of Tarzan
6.61921
MovieAdventureAction
Tarzan spurns the love of La, Queen of Opar. When he isn't trying to keep the Bolshevik Rokoff and Clayton (pretender to the Greystoke estate) from reaching Opar, he is attacked simultaneously by two lions, dropped into a pit when a volcano splits the ground, nearly sacrificed by sun worshipers, and so on.
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Cotton Queen
6.31937
MovieComedyRomance
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Mud and Sand
6.11922
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TwinsTwins · 1925
Twins
6.01925
MovieComedy
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Somewhere In Wrong
6.01925
MovieComedy
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