Polly of the Follies

Polly of the Follies
Constance Talmadge in Polly of the Follies, from the May 1922 issue of Photoplay magazine
Directed by	John Emerson
Produced by	Constance Talmadge
Written by	John Emerson Anita Loos
Story by	John Emerson Anita Loos
Starring	Constance Talmadge Horace Knight Thomas Carr
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Production company	Constance Talmadge Film Company
Distributed by	Associated First National Pictures, Inc.
Release date	January 30, 1922 (1922-01-30)
Running time	Seven reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

Polly of the Follies is a 1922 silent film starring Constance Talmadge, Horace Knight and Thomas Carr. It is presumed to be lost; all that is known to have survived is a trailer. An intertitle from the trailer states that Talmadge plays "a stagestruck country girl who hits New York and strikes Ziegfeld for a job". According to the Internet Movie Database, this was James Gleason's film debut.

The film is a romantic comedy, focusing on the love triangle between Bob Jones, Alysia Potter and Polly Meachum. Originally engaged, Bob and Alysia elope to Bowling Green, Connecticut, where they meet Silas Meachum, a campaigner against motion pictures, and his daughter, Polly. The eloping couple’s family arrive, chasing them, and persuade them to wait to get married. Polly goes to New York to join the Ziegfeld Follies, but is ultimately replaced by Alysia. As Bob consoles Polly, Alysia breaks off the engagement, and Bob and Polly may now marry.