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Swing High (1930)

Swing High (1930)

Drama Music

With an all-star cast of sixteen

Release Date: 1930, May 18
Directors: Joseph Santley
Countries: United States of America
Production: Pathé Exchange
Cast: Bryant Washburn, Chester Conklin, William Hall, Rolfe Sedan, Clarence Muse, John Sheehan, Fred Scott, Helen Twelvetrees, Stepin Fetchit, Dorothy Burgess, Sally Starr, 'Little Billy' Rhodes

Overview:

To avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circus owner, to join forces with her guardian. Doc May and Daphne, his wife, work as clowns; and Garry, a singing soldier of fortune, sings along with Maryan's act. Ruth, Maryan's partner, quits to get married; and Joe, who is jealous of Garry, replaces her with Trixie, his former assistant. When Garry announces his engagement to Maryan, Trixie persuades him to join a strip poker game in a drunken state and "compromises" him in the presence of his fiancée. Grief-stricken, Maryan falls during her act, and Garry, robbed of circus funds, is arrested. In spite of her injuries, Maryan, learning of Trixie's treachery, performs the act with her and forces a confession by threatening to drop her; Garry is released and is welcomed back to the show.

Keywords:

circus