Polo Joe

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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 byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • December 8, 1936 (1936-12-08)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

Contents

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

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References

  1. Gehring p.125

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