History of Mr Polly (1949)
Modeste vendeur, Alfred Polly est un tendre, un rêveur qui se laisse facilement dominer, notamment par son épouse, Miriam. Il rêve d'une vie meilleure, libérée de ses nombreuses entraves. En trouvant un emploi d'homme à tout faire dans une auberge de campagne, il atteindra le bonheur et la sérénité auxquels il aspirait... John Mills compose un personnage de rêveur sympathique, dans cette adaptation du roman d'H.G. Welles.
Directeur: Anthony Pelissier
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John Mills as Alfred Polly |
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Betty Ann Davies as Miriam Larkins Polly |
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Megs Jenkins as The Innkeeper |
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Finlay Currie as Uncle Jim |
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Gladys Henson as Aunt Larkins |
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Diana Churchill as Annie Larkins |
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Shelagh Fraser as Minnie Larkins |
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Edward Chapman as Mr. Johnson |
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Dandy Nichols as Mrs. Johnson |
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Sally Ann Howes as Christabel |
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Juliet Mills as Little Polly |
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Laurence Baskcomb as Mr. Rumbold |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Music |
| Camera | Desmond Dickinson | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Anthony Pelissier | Director |
| Writing | H. G. Wells | Writer |
| Writing | Anthony Pelissier | Adaptation |
| Editing | Anne V. Coates | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Herbert Smith | Production Manager |