
Swing High
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.
Top Cast


Helen Twelvetrees
Helen Twelvetrees
Maryan
Helen Twelvetrees
Maryan


Fred Scott
Fred Scott
Garry
Fred Scott
Garry


Dorothy Burgess
Dorothy Burgess
Trixie
Dorothy Burgess
Trixie


John Sheehan
John Sheehan
Doc May
John Sheehan
Doc May


Daphne Pollard
Daphne Pollard
Mrs. May
Daphne Pollard
Mrs. May


George Fawcett
George Fawcett
Pop Garner
George Fawcett
Pop Garner


Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn
Ringmaster Joe
Bryant Washburn
Ringmaster Joe


Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn
Billy
Bryant Washburn
Billy


Sally Starr
Sally Starr
Ruth
Sally Starr
Ruth


'Little Billy' Rhodes
'Little Billy' Rhodes
Major Tiny
'Little Billy' Rhodes
Major Tiny
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