Alfred Polly — The History of Mr. Polly Character Profile

About Alfred Polly

The protagonist, a struggling draper's apprentice who inherits money, marries Miriam, runs a shop that descends into marital misery, attempts suicide by arson but accidentally becomes a local hero, leaves his wife, and finds temporary peace working at a rural inn.

Alfred Polly — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

John Mills

Appears in

The History of Mr. Polly (1949)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Alfred Polly — Temporal Past Self — Alfred Polly (John Mills)

  Polly's internal reflection on his previous unhappy state versus his current path.

• Alfred Polly — Professional Employer — The Innkeeper (Megs Jenkins)

  The innkeeper provides employment to Polly following his departure from the draper shop.

• Alfred Polly — Romantic Brief Dalliance — Christabel (Sally Ann Howes)

  A fleeting romantic encounter during Polly's countryside bicycle trip.

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More characters from The History of Mr. Polly

• Miriam Larkins Polly (Betty Ann Davies)
• The Innkeeper (Megs Jenkins)
• Uncle Jim (Finlay Currie)
• Aunt Larkins (Gladys Henson)
• Annie Larkins (Diana Churchill)
• Mr. Johnson (Edward Chapman)
• Little Polly (Juliet Mills)
• Christabel (Sally Ann Howes)
• Mrs. Johnson (Dandy Nichols)
• Minnie Larkins (Shelagh Fraser)
• Mr. Rumbold (Laurence Baskcomb)