

Swing High
1930-05-18 · 95 min · ★ 7.7
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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- Directors
- Joseph Santley
- Production companies
- Pathé Exchange
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Helen TwelvetreesMaryan
Fred ScottGarry
Dorothy BurgessTrixie
John SheehanDoc May
Daphne PollardMrs. May
George FawcettPop Garner
Bryant WashburnRingmaster Joe
Bryant WashburnBilly
Sally StarrRuth
'Little Billy' RhodesMajor Tiny
William HallBabe
Stepin FetchitSam
Chester ConklinSheriff
Ben TurpinBartender
Robert EdesonDoctor
Mickey BennettMickey
Dannie Mac Grant
Clarence MuseSinger
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