Slim summerville, zasu pitts, kathleen howard, brenda forbes. The definitive backstage musical, complete with the dazzling newcomer who goes on. Niagara falls 1941 miss polly 1941 the devil with hitler 1942 nazty nuisance 1943 the fabulous joe 1947. At 45 minutes, is this a long short or a short feature. Also included are two shorts in which she appeared as herself. Hal roach united artists streamliners 1941 48 allamerican coed 1941 fiesta 1941 miss polly 1941 niagara falls 1941 tanks a million 1941 about face 1942 brooklyn orchid 1942 the devil with hitler 1942 dudes are pretty people 1942 flying with music1942 hay foot 1942 mcguerins from brooklyn calaboose 1943 fall in 1943 natzy nuisance. This is an interesting format for a merrily goofy comedy, as its virtually unseen today. A smalltown matchmaker takes on the local snobs in this zany farce from hal roach studios.
Miss polly 1941 12 out of 4 rather flat comedy has zasu pitts playing the title character, a free spirited woman in a very conservative town, which is being ruined by a woman who demands that everyone live the type of lifestyle she sees fit. Pauline polly wagner 19102014 find a grave memorial. Polly is a 1949 british film, based on the 1910 comic novel the history of mr. See more ideas about paper dolls, missing missy and dolls. Barbara stanwyck full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Miss polly could have made for a very funny movie but sadly its really a complete disaster from start to finish and thankfully the thing only.
Miss polly 1941 1114 1941 us comedy 45m user score. Other members of the staff of the madison quarterly are. Snodgrass kathleen howard and her liberal next door neighbor, miss pandora polly zasu pitts. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. This company claims to restore films, but in most cases the restored versions are worse than the originals. Niagara falls is a 1941 american comedy of errors film directed by gordon douglas that was. Polly churchill is a 25yearold oxford student historian in 2060, with previous timetraveling experience, who goes to london as polly sebastian to become a shopgirl, in september 1940, to observe londoners reactions to the blitz. This short film provides a behindthescenes look at the onlocation filming of the. The complete hal roach thelma todd and patsy kelly comedy collection classicflix trailer duration.
The best movies and tv coming to netflix, hbo, amazon, and. Windsors height created problems for her in scenes with all but the tallest actors. Elize knox miss polly original vintage 1941 superb ebay. Demarest became a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1927 and ending in the 1970s. Richard clayton was created on june 12, 1915 in montclair, nj, usa as joseph coan. Mary elizabeth patterson november 22, 1874 january 31, 1966 was an american theatre, film, and television character actress who gained popular recognition late in her career playing the elderly neighbor matilda trumbull on the television comedy series i love lucy. Elyse knox 19172012 elyse knox, the actress best known for starring in the mummys tomb 1942 and for being heisman awardwinner tom harmon s wife and actor mark harmons mother, was born elsie lillian kornbrath on december 14, 1917 in hartford, connecticut, to austrian parents hermine sophie muck and frederick kornbrath, from vienna. It contains brooklyn orchid 1942, the mcguerins from brooklyn 1942 and taxi, mister 1943. A smalltown spinster, whos a born romantic, takes on the strict members of the local. Miss polly is a 1941 american comedy film directed by fred guiol and written by eugene conrad and edward e. See the full list of miss polly cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
When i first moved to california, i lived in a city, but im originally from a small, historic town in massachusetts, and now i live in rio vista. I needed a break from all the troubles this morning. Zasu pitts, slim summerville, kathleen howard doamna minerva snodgrass conduce. Twenty of the twentynine features that roach produced for united artists were in the streamliner format. Niagara falls 1941 approved 1h 26min comedy, romance 17 october 1941 usa margie blake, who wants to get married young and have two dozen kids, has a flat tire and traveling salesman tom wilson, who believes in loving em and leaving em stops to help. So, folks, in october of 1996 i have been fortunate enough to find another long lost ancestor and probably another newfound cousin as kathleen believes that her ancestor, benjamin was a first cousin to my mary polly pruitt naler. She also appeared in women are like that 1937, its love im after 1937 and the shirley temple black dramatic comedy young people 1940. Case in point is their release of heres flash casey, a very poorly done copy of this great old film. Aug 18, 2019 my film writings can be found at my blog spellbound by movies, its social channels, film festival programs, and my towns magazine discover rio vista. See more ideas about movies, tv series and i movie. She played the lead, or one of the leads, in all but three of these films. Miss polly could have made for a very funny movie but sadly its really a complete disaster from start to finish and thankfully the. Read the full synopsis of miss polly, 1941, directed by fred guiol, with zasu pitts, slim summerville, kathleen howard, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm.
Site map subscribe to read articles 1941 june part 2 subscribe to read articles from june 1941 part 2 mcluskey wins at net. Zasu pitts and slim summerville had made a streamliner prequel miss polly playing the same characters. Her nextdoor neighbor, miss panadora polly, aptly named based on what she lets out of the box later in the film, is doing her best to promote the romance between townnerd eddie and minervas daughter. Two great comic performers, zasu pitts and slim summerville, headline this forgotten laugher about a town where there hasnt been a marriage in two years. A smalltown spinster, whos a born romantic, takes on the strict members of the local purity league by spilling a few of their wellkept secrets. Spinster miss pandora polly is fed up, and decides to give the young people some much needed help. When some cinemas refused to accept double features, hal roach combined the two films into one standard length feature with the same title. Aug 02, 2016 mickey may not have had a starring role, but spotting that face of his wasnt hard. After he retired from performing just under the age of thirty, mickey began working in the construction business as an engineer. She is unable to return to 2060 through her drop in london, and comes to believe she has a deadline to. Read the full synopsis of miss polly, 1941, directed by fred guiol, with zasu pitts, slim summerville, kathleen howard, at turner classic movies. Knox, edgar kennedy, daphne pollard, fred guiol, ralph ceder. Although im not a fan of the film detective, this is a great copy of this rare film. Its earliest documented telecasts took place in chicago sunday 30 january 1949 on wbkb channel 4, in philadelphia tuesday 24 may 1949 on wcau channel 10, and in new york city tuesday 16 august 1949 on wjz channel 7, who picked up the roach.
Deeds goes to town 1936 with gary cooper, vivacious lady 1938 with ginger rogers, the mad miss manton 1938 with barbara stanwyck and henry fonda, hold back the dawn 1941 with charles boyer and new york town. Emerson whithorne of 1150 fifth avenue, has been chosen to play the role of cinderella tonight at the cinderella ball to be given in the grand ballroom of the. Kipps 1941 michael redgrave, phyllis calvert full uk. Subscribe to read articles from june 1941 part 2 site map.
Probably the former, but it plays like a fulllength film. Ziegfeld girls 1 original broadway stage follies, frolic, 9 oclock revue, sally, rosalie dancers index list roster. Barbara stanwyck appeared in a total of 84 theatrically released full length motion pictures. Miss polly 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Below is a chronological list of her film appearances, along with her role.
From minor lloyd leading lady to tony award winner revised and. Films of the united states, 1941 wikimedia commons. Penelope tree looks at the world through a diamond. Roachs studio initially produced comedy short subjects but by 1935 sensed that short subjects were on the way out.
Aug, 2017 miss polly 1941 hal roach comedy duration. Miss polly could have made for a very funny movie but sadly its really a complete disaster from start to finish and thankfully the thing only lasts 45 minutes or. All of shirley temples full movies list challenges. Details about miss polly 4 lobby cards good movie poster art 1941 zasu pitts elyse knox 193. List of all of shirley temples full movies as listed on imdb. Probably the former, but it plays like a full length film. Milwaukee girl, who studied at erskine, boston, engaged to robert b. Trainer plans summer wedding fiance, harvard alumnus, will be. Hidden deep in her basement, she uncovers a secret family love potion.
No shorts were included, only feature length films. Miss polly 1941 the monster walks 1932 the most dangerous game 1932 murder at midnight 1931 murder with music 1941 a night at the follies 1947 nomads of. How green was my valley won best picture at the academy awards. Margaret munnerlyn mitchell november 8, 1900 august 16, 1949 was an american novelist and journalist. Minerva snodgrass heads up the towns purity league and is so good at imposing restrictions of keeping the girls and boys apart that there hasnt been a marriage in the town in over. Apr 23, 2005 john mills full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Barbara stanwyck list of movies and tv shows tv guide. December 11, 1919 december 10, 2000 was an actress known for her femme fatale characters in the classic film noir features force of evil and the narrow margin. Miss polly zasu pitts slim summerville kathleen howard 1941 an old maid zasu pitts shows smalltown reformers how to loosen up. It was directed by anthony pelissier who is also credited with the script and stars john mills, betty ann davies, megs jenkins, moore marriott and finlay currie. If not full length features, comedies today tend to be 22 minute sitcoms.
This is an interesting format for a merrily goofy comedy. Doris day is an american actress and singer who debuted as the female lead in the warner bros. Miss polly 4 lobby cards good movie poster art 1941 zasu pitts elyse knox 193. Hal roachs streamliners were a series of featurette comedy films created by hal roach that were longer than a short subject and less than a feature film not exceeding 50 minutes in length. However, no record of wpix ever showing the film has been found. There will also be a poem, ama zons weather, by dr. Miss polly 1941 an old maid zasu pitts shows smalltown reformers how to loosen up. Carl william demarest february 27, 1892 december 27, 1983 was an american character actor, known for playing uncle charley in my three sons. Miss polly 1941 posted on 17 july 2018 by kevin lyons leave a comment miss polly is an example of a now longdead breed the supporting comedy featurette, a film not long enough to be deemed a feature but longer than your average short. Hal roach forgotten comedies 101717 home theater forum. Mary astor celebrity profile check out the latest mary astor photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. As the double feature format for cinemas was then popular, when roach began producing films for united artists he came up with the idea of a shortlength film he called streamliners after the publics infatuation with the then modern and fast streamliner trains. Mary polly pruitt naler, amanda neelys grandmothers parents are listed as benjamin pruitt, my fourth. On the internet movie data base site there were these movies for that era that either had the name of polly or about a polly miss polly 1941 the history of mr.
He made his final film appearance in 1941 s miss polly, starring zasu pitts and slim summerville. Edna tutt frederikson, and a drawing by miss allmae aiken. May 02, 2014 although she had roles in lady killer 1933 with james cagney, little miss marker 1934 with shirley temple, mr. You may return the item for a full refund of the purchase price less shipping. The taxi boys streamliners are coming in volume 3, with an expected release date of june 30th. Small and warren also advance in private schools singles. She continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in miss polly 1941, the gene autry musical sunset in wyoming 1941 and mr. Miss polly 1941 approved 45min comedy 14 november 1941 usa mrs.
Ruth donnelly may 17, 1896 november 17, 1982 was an american stage and film actress. Vf regarder film polly et moi vf streaming streaming vf. He was an acting professional and maker, known for the tabs hunter display 1960, miss polly 1941 and dad is definitely a prince 1940. This here leads to a town where everyone is expecting to follow her rules but miss polly has. While in india her aunts demise leaves her alone to pursue her freedom and explore an arms length romance with a local boy. Miss polly miss pandora polly 1941 weekend for three anna 1941 uncle joe julia jordan 1941. Unleashing the powerful formula on the unsuspecting populace, the repressed town of midville is turned upside down by a torrent of unbridled passion. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united. Michael redgrave, as the lead character who finds that money cannot buy.