Mrs. Pollifax-Spy

Mrs. Pollifax–Spy is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Leslie H. Martinson, starring Rosalind Russell, Darren McGavin, and Nehemiah Persoff. It was released by United Artists. Russell wrote the screenplay for the film, which she adapted from the novel The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman. Russell used the pen name "C. A. McKnight," which was taken from her mother's maiden name.[1][2] It was Russell's last role in a theatrically released film.[3]

Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
Film poster by Frank Frazetta
Directed byLeslie H. Martinson
Written byDorothy Gilman (novel)
"C. A. McKnight"
(actually
Rosalind Russell) (screenplay)
StarringRosalind Russell
CinematographyJoseph Biroc
Edited byFred Bohanan
Gene Milford
Music byLalo Schifrin
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
12 May 1971
Running time
110 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Mrs. Emily Pollifax, a widow from New Jersey, volunteers to be a spy for the CIA, believing she is "expendable" now that her children are grown. Being just what the agency needed (someone who looks and acts completely unlike a spy), Mrs. Pollifax is assigned to simple courier duty to pick up a book in Mexico City. However, things do not unfold as planned. She is kidnapped and finds herself imprisoned in communist Albania, and must use her wits to escape.[4]

Cast

References
  1. "Mrs. Pollifax -- Spy (1971) - Leslie Martinson - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". Allmovie.
  2. Bang, Derrick (2020-04-01). Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen, 1950-1970: A History and Discography. McFarland. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-4766-3988-8.
  3. Dick, Bernard F. (2009-09-18). Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-60473-139-2.
  4. Mavis, Paul (2015-06-08). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-4766-0427-5.


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