By Frank Miller
Polo Joe
Brief Synopsis
A young man has to learn polo fast to impress his girlfriend.
Cast & Crew
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William Mcgann
Director
Joe E. Brown
Joe Bolton
Carol Hughes
Mary Hilton
Richard "skeets" Gallagher
Haywood
Joseph King
Colonel Hilton
Gordon Elliott
Don Trumbeau
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
Dec
5,
1936
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
The Vitaphone Corp.; Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 2m
Film Length
7 reels
Synopsis
Joe Bolton, returning from ten years in China, is so allergic to horses, that when a car full of them pulls alongside his train, he can't stop sneezing. On a visit at his Aunt Minnie's house, Joe meets her next-door neighbors, the Hiltons, who are avid polo players. Joe is attracted to Mary Hilton, but Minnie warns him that she will only be interested in a polo player. Joe discloses his problem to Haywood, his valet, who suggests that Joe learn to talk a good game. After making sure that the polo team is already complete, Haywood drops hints about Joe's expertise as a player, but Don Trumbeau, Mary's current boyfriend, suspects that he and Joe are lying. When Mary's brother, Jack, is injured during practice, everyone except Don begs Joe to play. Joe insists that Don should be the replacement, but to no avail. For revenge, Don arranges for Joe to ride an untamed horse. When the horse escapes, Joe, Don and Mary chase it by car. Then Joe accidentally lands on the horse and manages to ride it back to the stable. Mary is impressed by his horsemanship but Joe is still anxious to get out of the polo match, so Haywood suggests that he hire some men to kidnap him until after the match. Don overhears their plotting and exposes Joe to the Hiltons. Haywood then races ahead of them to the hideout to help Joe make the kidnapping look real. When the Hiltons and Don arrive, Joe pretends to have escaped his kidnappers. Now, however, he cannot avoid participating in the polo game. Haywood gives Joe something to help his allergies and rigs up a cushion to help him stay on the horse. Joe makes point after point until his cushion bursts and he is thrown, after which Mary declares her intention to marry the hero of the game.
Director
William Mcgann
Director
Cast
Joe E. Brown
Joe Bolton
Carol Hughes
Mary Hilton
Richard "skeets" Gallagher
Haywood
Joseph King
Colonel Hilton
Gordon Elliott
Don Trumbeau
Fay Holden
Aunt Minnie
George E. Stone
First loafer
Olive Tell
Mrs. Hilton
David Newell
Jack Hilton
Milton Kibbee
Marker
Frank Orth
Bert
John Kelly
Rusty
Charles Foy
Second loafer
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
Dec
5,
1936
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
The Vitaphone Corp.; Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 2m
Film Length
7 reels
Articles
Polo Joe -
For his last Warner Bros. film, rubber-faced comic Joe E. Brown got to demonstrate his athletic skills as a young man pretending to be a star polo player. The pretense is the only way he can get close to his wealthy aunt's pretty neighbor (Carol Hughes), who couldn't love any man who didn't play polo. Since the local polo team is fully manned, it seems like a safe ruse, until one member breaks his arm, and Brown is called on to replace him. Now he has to overcome two obstacles - he can't ride and he's allergic to horses. New York Times critic Frank S. Nugent suggested that Warner's had stuck Brown with a substandard script for his last film with them, but that's not enough to sink the reliable comedian. His attempts to master horseback riding on a temperamental donkey and a runaway horse are comic highlights of a film that didn't need a great script to do well at the box office. Brown is helped greatly by Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, the veteran vaudeville clown cast as his quick-thinking valet. Look closely and you'll catch future Warner Bros. stars Jane Wyman and Wayne Morris in early bits.
By Frank Miller
By Frank Miller
Polo Joe -
For his last Warner Bros. film, rubber-faced comic Joe E. Brown got to demonstrate his athletic skills as a young man pretending to be a star polo player. The pretense is the only way he can get close to his wealthy aunt's pretty neighbor (Carol Hughes), who couldn't love any man who didn't play polo. Since the local polo team is fully manned, it seems like a safe ruse, until one member breaks his arm, and Brown is called on to replace him. Now he has to overcome two obstacles - he can't ride and he's allergic to horses. New York Times critic Frank S. Nugent suggested that Warner's had stuck Brown with a substandard script for his last film with them, but that's not enough to sink the reliable comedian. His attempts to master horseback riding on a temperamental donkey and a runaway horse are comic highlights of a film that didn't need a great script to do well at the box office. Brown is helped greatly by Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, the veteran vaudeville clown cast as his quick-thinking valet. Look closely and you'll catch future Warner Bros. stars Jane Wyman and Wayne Morris in early bits.
By Frank Miller
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This was star Joe E. Brown's last film for Warner Bros.
