Swing High (1930)
Swing High (1930)
With an all-star cast of sixteen
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.

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Cast

Helen Twelvetrees Helen Twelvetrees As: Maryan
Fred Scott Fred Scott As: Garry
Dorothy Burgess Dorothy Burgess As: Trixie
John Sheehan John Sheehan As: Doc May
Daphne Pollard Daphne Pollard As: Mrs. May
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: With an all-star cast of sixteen
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Music, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 18 May 1930

Country: US

Runtime: 95m

Company Credits

Company: Pathé Exchange

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Cast

Directed By

Joseph Santley

Joseph Santley

Director

Bert Gilroy

Bert Gilroy

Assistant Director

Ray McCarey

Ray McCarey

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

E.B. Derr

E.B. Derr

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Gwen Wakeling

Gwen Wakeling

Costume Design

Sound

Not currently known.

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

David Abel

David Abel

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Carroll Clark

Carroll Clark

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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