Polo Joe

1936 film by William C. McGann

  • December 8, 1936 (1936-12-08)
Running time
65 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Polo Joe is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring Joe E. Brown, Carol Hughes and Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher.[1]

It was Brown's final film for Warner Brothers before he left the studio to make films for producer David L. Loew. This move did serious damage to his career.

Plot

A man who, despite his fear of horses, takes up polo to impress a woman.

Cast

  • Joe E. Brown as Joe Bolton
  • Carol Hughes as Mary Hilton
  • Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as Haywood
  • Joe King as Colonel Hilton
  • Wild Bill Elliott as Don Trumbeau
  • Fay Holden as Aunt Minnie
  • George E. Stone as First Loafer
  • Olive Tell as Mrs. Hilton
  • David Newell as Jack Hilton
  • Milton Kibbee as Marker
  • Frank Orth as Bert
  • John Kelly as Rusty
  • Sam McDaniel as Harvey
  • Charley Foy as Second Loafer

References

  1. ^ Gehring p.125

Bibliography

  • Wes D. Gehring. Joe E. Brown: Film Comedian and Baseball Buffoon. McFarland, 2006.

External links

  • Polo Joe at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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