The History of Mr. Polly (film)

The History of Mr. Polly
Directed byAnthony Pelissier
Written byAnthony Pelissier
H. G. Wells
Produced byJohn Mills
StarringJohn Mills
Betty Ann Davies
Megs Jenkins
Moore Marriott
Finlay Currie
CinematographyDesmond Dickinson
Edited byJohn Seabourne
Music byWilliam Alwyn
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release dates
  • 1949 (1949) (UK)
  • 1951 (1951) (U.S.)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£253,500
Box office£81,400

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.