Swing High (1930)
With an all-star cast of sixteen
95 min
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.
- Release date
- May 18, 1930
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Helen Twelvetrees as Maryan Garner
- Fred Scott as Garry
- Dorothy Burgess as Trixie
- John Sheehan as Doc May
- Daphne Pollard as Mrs. May
- George Fawcett as Pop Garner
- Bryant Washburn as Ringmaster Joe
- Nick Stuart as Billy
- Sally Starr as Ruth
- 'Little Billy' Rhodes as Major Tiny
Crew
- Joseph Santley · Director
- Joseph Santley · Writer
- James Seymour · Writer
- E.B. Derr · Producer
- David Abel · Cinematographer
- Daniel Mandell · Editor