THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY

The History of Mr. Polly (film) - Wikipedia

GB
1949
1hr 35mins
Dir: Anthony Pelissier
Starring: John Mills and Betty Ann Davies

A draper’s assistant decides to make a new life

This drama is based on the 1910 comic novel of the same name by H. G. Wells and features a going away shot of a passing GWR branch auto-train hauled by a 1400-series 0-4-2T. The exact location is not known.

An auto-train scuttles along a branch somewhere deep in GWR territory