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77% Critic Match
Swing High
“With an all-star cast of sixteen”
7.7 / 10• 1930• 1h 35m•NR• English
MusicDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Helen Twelvetrees
Maryan
Lead
Fred Scott
Garry
Dorothy Burgess
Trixie
John Sheehan
Doc May
Daphne Pollard
Mrs. May
George Fawcett
Pop Garner
Bryant Washburn
Ringmaster Joe
Bryant Washburn
Billy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph Santley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Swing High is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
