Polly Moran
Acting
Biography
Pauline Theresa Moran (June 28, 1883 – January 24, 1952) billed as Polly Moran, was an American actress of vaudeville, stage and screen and a comedian.
Born: June 28, 1883
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
The Unknown
On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.
Tom Brown's School Days
When private tutor Thomas Arnold becomes headmaster at an English preparatory school for boys, he puts into place a policy of strict punishment against unruliness and bullying. Arnold finds an ally in Tom Brown, a new student who is secretly subjected to abuse by a group of older boys. He eventually plucks up the courage to lead his fellow classmates in an underground rebellion against their tormentors.
Flesh and the Devil
When lifelong best friends Leo and Ulrich return home after completing their military training, Leo meets the stunning Felicitas at a railway station and is mesmerized by her beauty. A scandal follows, for which Leo is sent away. Returning home three years later, he discovers that much has changed.
Adam's Rib
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
Show People
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
The Scarlet Letter
In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. After Dimmesdale must go away for a time to England, he returns to discover that Hester has given birth to their child and is the focus of local censure.
Luck
A young man is bet $100,000 that his famous luck can hold out and he can make that sum in one year's time, literally starting with nothing. He proceeds to Pennsylvania, where prize fight winnings are used to build a new town.
That's Entertainment! III
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
The Thirteenth Hour
A detective goes in search for the villain responsible for several burglaries and a murder.
The Divine Woman
[For 9 minute surviving fragment] Lucian, a soldier in Paris, is to ship out for Algiers at 9 that evening. He stops by for a last meal with his love, Marianne. He may be worried that when he leaves she will find another soldier to love. They argue then embrace and, when the clock strikes midnight, he is still in her arms. Is desertion in the cards? Can the relationship survive the military demands and a soldier's obligations? A lost film.
Filmography
as Miss Smithson, the New Maid (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Sarah in 'China Bound' (archive footage)
as Bride's Mother
as Mrs. McGrath
as (archive footage)
as Widow Jones
as Widow Ella Jones
as Sally Harowell
as Cora, diner owner
as Mrs. Maxwell
as Lydia Bonney
as Prudence Matthews
as Nella Fitzgerald
as Henrietta Clemp
as Hick
as Dodo Bird
as Self
as Lizzie Praskins
as Albine
as Herself (uncredited)
as Aunt Maggie
as Bertha
as Norma Shearer's Maid
as Ivy Higgins
as Polly Roche
as Polly (uncredited)
as Polly
as Polly
as Singer
as Elmer's Wife (uncredited)
as Pansy
as Polly Smith
as Polly
as Mary
as Polly
as Polly
as Self
as Tibby Cram
as Polly
as Waitress
as Polly, Maid
as Polly
as Hotel maid
as Maid
as Entertainer
as Inez
as Landlady
as Lars' Nagging Wife (uncredited)
as Maggie Jiggs
as Mama Gimplewort
as Mrs. Minnie McGinnis
as Lady Jane
as Mme. Pigonier
as Polly
as Baruska
as Miss Smithson, the New Maid
as Polly
as Mrs. Murphy
as Landlady / Servant in Audience (uncredited)
as Dance partner
as Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
as Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)
as Family Retainer with bouquet (uncredited)
as Flower Lady at Music Hall (uncredited)
as Dumb Dora - Fight Enthusiast
as Orchestra Leader
as Chambermaid
as Sheriff Nell McCarthy - Still the Pride of Triggerville
as Sheriff Nell - the Pride of Triggerville
as Cactus Nell - the New Sheriff
as Sheriff Nell - the Pullman Drunk's Wife
as Rosie Bloom
as A Stage-Struck Maiden
as Polly - the Unruly Guest