Swing High

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.

Cast

Helen Twelvetrees

Maryan

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

Sally Starr

Ruth

'Little Billy' Rhodes

Major Tiny

William Hall

Babe

Stepin Fetchit

Sam