
Wealthy young Rex Van Zile is madly in love with pretty Myrtle Davis, but she is so absorbed in the task she has taken on to herself of reforming Skid-Row derelicts that she pays no attention to Rex's affections. Dejected, he commiserates with his friends Harry Richardson and Clay Cullum, and through them he meets young Polly Shannon, who is employed as a maid in their household in order to pay her way to Paris, she she wants to study opera.
Arthur J. Zellner, George Middleton, Guy Bolton, June Mathis
United States

The year 1920 marked a pivotal threshold in American cinema, a moment where the Victorian moralism of the previous decade began to yield to the irreverent, fast-paced sophistication of the Roaring Twenties. At the heart of this transition lies Polly with a Past, a film that deftly navigates the precarious waters of soc...

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"The year 1920 marked a pivotal threshold in American cinema, a moment where the Victorian moralism of the previous decade began to yield to the irreverent, fast-paced sophistication of the Roaring Twenties. At the heart of this transition lies Polly with a Past, a film that deftly navigates the precarious waters of social performance and romantic stratagem. Directed with a keen eye for spatial dynamics and character-driven humor, the film serves as a luminous showcase for Ina Claire, whose trans..."


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