Swing It (1936)

06/30/1936 (US) • 16m

Music

Overview

Louis Prima, between song numbers, tells how he happened to get a job in a Hollywood cafe playing music while a couple, unrelated to anything else, play a slot machine in the background. This short was reissued in 1944 and again in 1952. Lucille Ball has a bit part. Song numbers include; "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", "Up a Lazy River", "Dinah","Basin Street Blues" and "Johnny Get Your Gun."

Top Billed Cast

Louis Prima

Louis Prima - Band Leader

Lucille Ball

Mary (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

short film

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