Despite a severe horse allergy, Joe Bolton pretends to be a passionate polo player in order to win the heart of his horse-loving neighbor.Despite a severe horse allergy, Joe Bolton pretends to be a passionate polo player in order to win the heart of his horse-loving neighbor.Despite a severe horse allergy, Joe Bolton pretends to be a passionate polo player in order to win the heart of his horse-loving neighbor.
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Joe King
- Colonel Hilton
- (as Joseph King)
Bill Elliott
- Don Trumbeau
- (as Gordon Elliott)
Charley Foy
- Second Loafer
- (as Charles Foy)
John Alexander
- William the Waiter
- (uncredited)
Louise Bates
- Luncheon Guest
- (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Marc Cramer
- Spectator
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Peter Milne
- Hugh Cummings
- Richard Macaulay(uncredited)
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- GoofsJoe tips the train porter with Chinese square-holed cash coins. That style of coin hadn't been minted for 25 years in 1936. In fact, one of the coins appears to have been issued by Emperor Sheng Zu (1662-1722), based on the tell-tale four dots near the rim. Of course, the joke of him leaving a strange tip wouldn't work as well with less-recognizable contemporary Chinese coins, which didn't have the square hole.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
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Allergic to horses
"Polo Joe" was a vehicle for Joe E. Brown. This 1936 Warner Bros. comedy has some funny moments and it's always a pleasure to see Mr. Brown in anything. As directed by William McGann, the movie has some funny moments.
Joe Bolton (Joe E. Brown), a wealthy man has just returned from China. He is trying to settle down in a community where the game of polo is the sport to play among the rich people of the area. Joe wants to make Mary Hilton (Carol Hughes) be interested in him. How to go about it? Polo, that's how! The only thing is Bolton is allergic to horses. Any time he is near them he starts sneezing. There is a great sequence that involves Bolton practicing with a little donkey that his valet, Heywood (Charles "Skeets" Gallagher)brings into one of the rooms of Aunt Minnie's mansion. The results are hysterical.
Joe E. Brown proves he was an actor capable to the viewer laugh. The supporting cast is excellent.
Joe Bolton (Joe E. Brown), a wealthy man has just returned from China. He is trying to settle down in a community where the game of polo is the sport to play among the rich people of the area. Joe wants to make Mary Hilton (Carol Hughes) be interested in him. How to go about it? Polo, that's how! The only thing is Bolton is allergic to horses. Any time he is near them he starts sneezing. There is a great sequence that involves Bolton practicing with a little donkey that his valet, Heywood (Charles "Skeets" Gallagher)brings into one of the rooms of Aunt Minnie's mansion. The results are hysterical.
Joe E. Brown proves he was an actor capable to the viewer laugh. The supporting cast is excellent.
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- jotix100
- Jul 28, 2005
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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