CinemaOSMovie · 1930 · 1h 35m · NR

Swing High

With an all-star cast of sixteen

77%(3)IMDbMusicDrama

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.

Directed byJoseph Santley

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
EN
Released
May 18, 1930
Studios
Pathé Exchange

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Helen Twelvetrees

Helen Twelvetrees

Maryan

Fred Scott

Fred Scott

Garry

Dorothy Burgess

Dorothy Burgess

Trixie

John Sheehan

John Sheehan

Doc May

Daphne Pollard

Daphne Pollard

Mrs. May

George Fawcett

George Fawcett

Pop Garner

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn

Ringmaster Joe

Sally Starr

Sally Starr

Ruth

'Little Billy' Rhodes

'Little Billy' Rhodes

Major Tiny

William Hall

William Hall

Babe

Creative team
Directed by
Joseph Santley
Joseph Santley
Written by
Joseph Santley
Joseph Santley
James Seymour
Produced by
E.B. Derr

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