The Social Lion
1930, English. Directed by A. Edward Sutherland.
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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.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- A. Edward SutherlandDirector
- Jack OakieMarco Perkins
- Mary BrianCynthia Brown
- Richard 'Skeets' GallagherChick Hathaway
- Olive BordenGloria Staunton
- Charles SellonJim Perkins
- Cyril RingRalph Williams
- E.H. CalvertHenderson
- James GibsonHoward
- Henry RoquemoreSmith
- William BechtelSchultz
- Richard CummingsMcGinnis
- Jack Byron'Knockout' Johnson
Details
- Released
- 21 June 1930
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Octavus Roy Cohen, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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The Social Lion runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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The Social Lion isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Social Lion?
The Social Lion (1930) was directed by A. Edward Sutherland and stars Jack Oakie, Mary Brian, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher.