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Swing High, Swing Low

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Original title

Swing High, Swing Low

Year

1937

Running time

92 min.

Country

United States

Director

Mitchell Leisen

Screenwriter

Virginia Van Upp, Oscar Hammerstein II, Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin. Play: George Manker Watters, Arthur Hopkins

Cast

Music

Phil Boutelje, Victor Young

Cinematography

Ted Tetzlaff (B&W)

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Musical. Drama. Romance

Synopsis

In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved in a nightclub brawl which causes Maggie to miss her ship back to the States. Now stranded, she's forced to move in with Skid and his pal Harry. She soon falls in love with Skid. Skid gets a job playing the trumpet at a local club and becomes a big success. Fame and fortune go to his head which eventually destroys his relationship Maggie and his career.

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Swing High, Swing Low

1937

Mitchell Leisen

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