The Social Lion

1h 12min

Comedy

Marco Perkins is a garage mechanic and a would-be-prizefighter who gets a place on the ritzy country club's polo team because he is the town's most proficient mallet-wielder, having learned to play polo while serving in the U.S. army. His hobnobbing with the town-elite and social upper-crust at the polo-matches gives him an inflated idea of his social position, and he decides he is is moving on up. He breaks off with his girl-friend, true-blue Cynthia Brown, and hits on débutante Gloria Staunton, who appears to have an interest in being hit upon. Gloria's interest lies mostly in showing Marco that hired-hands who can play polo still aren't to the manor born.

Cast

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Marco Perkins
Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Cynthia Brown
Olive Borden

Olive Borden

Gloria Staunton
Charles Sellon

Charles Sellon

Jim Perkins
Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Ralph Williams
E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

Henderson
Jack Byron

Jack Byron

'Knockout' Johnson
Frank Biedka

Frank Biedka

Minor Role
Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce

Society Girl

Release date

21st Jun 1930

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English