Pollifax was produced for CBS television, who first aired it in May 1999. The first in a proposed series of TV movies aimed to appeal to the large and loyal audience Lansbury attracted with the show Murder, She Wrote, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax is far more clever and resourceful than anyone expected. When Emily and Jack are unexpectedly taken hostage, Jack discovers Mrs.
However, Emily is mistakenly sent on a mission to a Morocco before anyone realizes she isn’t actually an agent, and operative Jack Farrell (Thomas Ian Griffith) is sent out to keep an eye on her. The letter is passed along and the CIA agrees to an interview. Emily decides this is fine advice and takes a shot at the career of her dreams - she writes a letter to her congressman asking how one goes about becoming a CIA agent. Her doctor tries to cheer her up by telling her this is a perfect time to try new things and fulfill ambitions set aside earlier in life. Pollifax stars Angela Lansbury as Emily Polifax, an elderly woman who feels out of sorts and unsure of what to do with herself after the death of her husband. However, she must have wanted to do it very much, as she wrote the screenplay (under the penname C. This is one of Rosalind Russell’s final films and not a well-regarded one. When she and her protector are captured and taken to Albania, her charm pen names save the day. The purpose of her trip is to pick up some much-sought-after microfilm. Pollifax, the story concerns a widow who, feeling she has nothing much to lose, volunteers her services to the CIA saying “I am ready to die for my country.” The CIA does not leap at this curious offer, but she is persistent, and eventually, she is picked to play the role of tourist, accompanied and protected by a “real” CIA agent (Darren McGavin). Based on Dorothy Gillman’s novel The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax in this film, thus joining together a well-loved movie star and a well-loved fictional spy. Vassily Sulich … Albanian Private (uncredited)įound a review on the New York Times Website:
McKnight)Ĭast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Martinson (as Leslie Martinson)ĭorothy Gilman book “The Unexpected Mrs. Here is the production information from the Internet Movie Database: Short Video of Behind the Scenes with Rosalind Russell Pollifax very closely and even though it never got the acclaim it deserves it was a cute little film. The movie followed the first book in the Mrs. The screenplay was also written by Rosalind Russell under the name C.A. Pollifax movie was produced in 1971 and starred Rosalind Russell and Darrin McGavin.
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