---
title: 'The History of Mr. Polly (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anthony Pelissier'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-history-of-mr-polly-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041469/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The History of Mr. Polly (1949)

1949 · 95 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The History of Mr Polly is a 1949 British film directed by Anthony Pelissier and starring John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Moore Marriott and Finlay Currie. It was written by Pelissier based on the 1910 comic novel The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells. It was the first adaptation of one of Wells's works to be produced after his death in 1946.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)
- **Director:** [Anthony Pelissier](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-pelissier)
- **Screenplay:** [Anthony Pelissier](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-pelissier)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Desmond Dickinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/desmond-dickinson)
- **Editor:** [John Seabourne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seabourne)

## Cast

- [Megs Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/megs-jenkins)
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)
- [Betty Ann Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-ann-davies)
- [Finlay Currie](https://cinepixo.com/people/finlay-currie)

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