''Polly Ann'' (also known as ''The Little Reformer'' and ''Pernickety Polly Ann'') is a
lost
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History
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1917 American
silent comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film produced and distributed by the
Triangle Film Corporation
Triangle Film Corporation (also known as Triangle Motion Picture Company) was a major American motion-picture studio, founded in July 1915 in Culver City, California and terminated 7 years later in 1922.
History
The studio was founded in July 1 ...
. It was directed by
Charles Miller and stars
Bessie Love
Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned ei ...
.
Plot
In rural New Hampshire, Orphan Polly Ann (Love) leaves the
poor farm
A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent or needy.
Workhouses
In England, Wales and Ireland (but not in Scotland), ‘workhouse’ has been the ...
to work at the village tavern, run by Jud Simpkins (Lockney). When a traveling theater troupe comes to town, actor Hubert de Courcey (Foss) convinces Polly Ann to become an actress and leave with them. Village schoolteacher Howard Straightlane (Lee) intervenes, and takes Polly Ann under his wing. When a sick relative in Boston sends for Polly Ann, she goes to care for the relative, and nurses him back to health. When she learns that this relative and Howard are uncle and nephew, Polly Ann facilitates a reunion between them. The uncle then gives his blessing for Polly Ann and Howard to marry.
Cast
Reception
Although the plot was considered unoriginal by its reviewers,
the film did well at the box office.
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1917 comedy-drama films
1917 lost films
1917 films
American black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
Films set in Boston
Films set in New Hampshire
Lost American films
Triangle Film Corporation films
Lost comedy-drama films
1910s American films
Silent American comedy-drama films
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