Polly of the Circus

1917 | 80 minutes | 6.0 ★ (2)

Polly of the Circus
  • Overview

    When circus aerialist Polly Fisher is injured, she is taken to the nearby home of minister John Hartley. The two fall in love and marry secretly. But when the news leaks out, the minister loses his pastorate over disdain by the parishioners for Polly's background as a performer. Polly must decide whether to stay with the man she loves or leave him for the good of his calling.

  • Release Date

    08 September 1917

  • DirectingEdwin L. Hollywood
  • Budget

    $250,000.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

  • Stars

Videos

User Reviews

See more

More Like This

The Beilis Case

The Beilis Case

Ukrainian silent courtroom drama about the trial on charges of Menachem Mendel Beilis in the ritual murder of 12-year-old Andrey Yushchinsky...

See more
A Victim of the Mormons

A Victim of the Mormons

On a holiday, the family Gram meets a young, mysterious man who turns out to be a Mormon. In spite of her fiancèe's presence, the daughter Nina is...

See more
Greed

Greed

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

See more
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

See more
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

An adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is having an extramarital affair that causes her grave consequences.

See more
The Thrill Chaser

The Thrill Chaser

In this partially lost silent film, a man working as a motion picture extra in Hollywood westerns impresses a visiting sheikh with his boxing...

See more
Die Zirkusgräfin

Die Zirkusgräfin

So fallen die Lose des Lebens

So fallen die Lose des Lebens

Tropic Madness

Tropic Madness

Herbert Pomeroy's wife Juanita spends his money extravagantly and irresponsibly, finally driving him to bankruptcy. Desperate, he sends his son...

See more
The Enemy

The Enemy

Carl Behrend, son of a wealthy businessman, marries Pauli Arndt, daughter of a pacifist professor. When World War I breaks out, Carl is drafted...

See more
Melody of Love

Melody of Love

Historically significant as Universal's first 100% all-talkie, the production suffered from having a tight shooting schedule. Carl Laemmle was only...

See more
When We Grow Old

When We Grow Old

The Faded Flower

The Faded Flower

Lillian Hill, a poor stenographer, sacrifices her romance with an equally poor playwright, Henry Parker, to marry her boss Wilbur Mason. She does...

See more
By Right of Birth

By Right of Birth

Based on a story told by George Johnson, featuring Booker T. Washington. Only four minutes survive.

See more
The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory

A story of Vienna following World War I, in which the butchers became millionaires and the aristocrats became beggars, told against a background of...

See more
Ravished Armenia

Ravished Armenia

A Hollywood biographical film about a survivor's experience of the Armenian Genocide. Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian plays herself in the film...

See more
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

See more
Cagliostro

Cagliostro

Paris, France, 1784. After living many tribulations, Joseph Balsamo, known as Count Cagliostro, an infamous adventurer, enigmatic magician and...

See more
The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders

The story of the military unit organized by future U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt and its adventures in Cuba during the Spanish-American War of...

See more
Prisoner Number Seven

Prisoner Number Seven

A young woman, a prisoner who was dressed to steal by her lover, is in jail. She would like to see her sweetheart. One night she succeeds in...

See more