Polo Joe
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] The screenplay concerns a man who, despite his fear of horses, takes up polo to impress a woman.
| Polo Joe | |
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| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Written by | Hugh Cummings Peter Milne Richard Macaulay |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Starring | Joe E. Brown Carol Hughes Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Music by | Howard Jackson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
Partial 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
- Gehring p.125
Bibliography
- Wes D. Gehring. Joe E. Brown: Film Comedian and Baseball Buffoon. McFarland, 2006.
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