The History Of Mr Polly
- 1949 film
A small shopkeeper rebels against his wife, uses the opportunity to escape when the shop is burnt down and takes a job at a pub for the rest of his days. Stars John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Finlay Currie, Betty Ann Davies, Edward Chapman and more.
Cast & crew credits
| John Mills | Alfred Polly |
| Sally Ann Howes | Christabel |
| Finlay Currie | Uncle Jim |
| Betty Ann Davies | Miriam Larkin |
| Edward Chapman | Mr. Johnson |
| Megs Jenkins | Plump Woman |
| Laurence Baskcomb | Mr. Rumbold |
| Diana Churchill | Annie Larkin |
| David Horne | Mr. Garvace |
| Dandy Nichols | Mrs. Johnson |
| Gladys Henson | Mrs. Larkin |
| Moore Marriott | Uncle Pentstemon |
| Shelagh Fraser | Minnie Larkin |
| Ernest Jay | Mr. Hinks |
| Edie Martin | Old Lady on the Roof |
| Miles Malleson | Old Gentleman on Punt |
| Juliet Mills | Little Polly |
| Wally Patch | Rough-looking Customer |
| Doris Hare | May Punt |
| Cameron Hall | Mr. Podger |
| Irene Handl | Lady on the Left |
| Muriel Russell | Betsy |
| Dennis Arundell | Clergyman |
| Cyril Smith | Mr. Voules |
| Wylie Watson | Mr. Rusper |
| Frank Ling | Mr. Chuffles |
| Frederick Piper | Mr. Wintershed |
| Grace Arnold | Mrs. Rusper |
| Victor Platt | Mr. Gambell |
| James Alexander Chapman (as Jay Laurier) | Mr. Boomer |
| Ian Wilson | Mr. Clamp |
| David Liney | Errand Boy |
| Ernest Metcalfe | Postman |
| Frith Banbury | Gold-spectacled Young Man |
| William Murray | Father |
| Peggy Ann Clifford | Mother |
| George Ford | Apprentice |
| Neville Phillips | Apprentice |
| Timothy Bateson | Apprentice |
| Peggy Cameron | Student |
| Lollie May | Student |
| Richard Levin | Student |
| Donald Sparke | Student |
| Jane Edgworth | Student |
| H G Wells | Writer |
| Anthony Pelissier | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Anthony Pelissier | Director |
| John Mills | Producer |
| John Seabourne | Editor |
| Desmond Dickinson | Director of Photography |
| William Alwyn | Composer |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Bob Asher (as Robert Asher) | 1st Assistant Director |