The History of Mr. Polly (The History of Mr. Polly)

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"I wasn't aware that HG Wells made books on social commentary and this movie is based on one of them. It's about a man named Alfred Polly who inherits a load of money after his father's death. He opens a shop and marries a woman but as the viewer sees years later he is unhappy and his abusive wife likes to belittle him. He decides the only way out is burn the shop down and kill himself. Although there's been many praise for this movie, I didn't think it was that good. John Mills is fine as the e"