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In Pursuit of Polly
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Wikipedia article
'In Pursuit of Polly' is a lost[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6429/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'In Pursuit of Polly'] 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Billie Burke and Thomas Meighan. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures.[http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/InPursuitOfPolly1918.html Progressive Silent Film List 'In Pursuit of Polly'] at silentera.com[https://web.archive.org/web/20170712143955/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=15020 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'In Pursuit of Polly'](Wayback)
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Polly Marsden (Burke) is told by her father Buck Marsden (Losee) that she must choose from among her three suitors. She decides to settle it by a race. She is to be given an hour head start and agrees to bestow her hand upon the first one who catches her. In trying to elude her pursuers, she is mistaken for the confederate of a German spy. When the three suitors catch her, they discover that her heart and hand have been won by secret service agent Colby Mason (Meighan).
Cast
*Billie Burke as Polly Marsden
*Thomas Meighan as Colby Mason
*Frank Losee as Buck Marsden
*A. J. Herbert as Talbot Sturgis
*William B. Davidson as Larry O'Malley
*Alfred Hickman as O'Leary
*Ben Deeley as Emile Kremer
References
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