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Swing High

Swing High

# With an all-star cast of sixteen
Music   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1930-05-18
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Helen Twelvetrees original image
Maryan
Helen Twelvetrees
Fred Scott original image
Garry
Fred Scott
Dorothy Burgess original image
Trixie
Dorothy Burgess
John Sheehan original image
Doc May
John Sheehan
Daphne Pollard original image
Mrs. May
Daphne Pollard
George Fawcett original image
Pop Garner
George Fawcett
Bryant Washburn original image
Ringmaster Joe
Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn original image
Billy
Bryant Washburn
Sally Starr original image
Ruth
Sally Starr
'Little Billy' Rhodes original image
Major Tiny
'Little Billy' Rhodes
William Hall original image
Babe
William Hall
Stepin Fetchit original image
Sam
Stepin Fetchit
Chester Conklin original image
Sheriff
Chester Conklin
Ben Turpin original image
Bartender
Ben Turpin
Robert Edeson original image
Doctor
Robert Edeson
Mickey Bennett original image
Mickey
Mickey Bennett
Dannie Mac Grant original image
Dannie Mac Grant
Clarence Muse original image
Singer
Clarence Muse
Rolfe Sedan original image
Trouper
Rolfe Sedan

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