FEATURE FILM

Swing High

7.7/10
TMDB3 votes
Original: 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.

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About Swing High

With an all-star cast of sixteen

Swing High (1930) is a film in the music, drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Helen Twelvetrees, Fred Scott, Dorothy Burgess, John Sheehan.

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Original language
Runtime
95 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Pathé Exchange
Writers
James Seymour, Joseph Santley

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What is Swing High about?

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.

Who stars in Swing High?

Helen Twelvetrees, Fred Scott, Dorothy Burgess, John Sheehan, Daphne Pollard, George Fawcett. See the cast cards above for character names.

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