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SWING
FEVER |
| " Dance!,
Sing!, It's So JOYUS" |
| Synopsis: Kay
Kyser stars in the Musical Comedy. Lowell Blackford
(Kyser) who is an aspiring song writer who has
the gift of music but learns all too soon that
he is also blessed with what they call the " Evil
Eye" , or maybe it's a curse as he becomes
a recluse. kyser ventures out to try to sell his
songs when he is talked into using his " Hypnotic
Eye" to hypnotize a boxer into losing the
championship. A little romance, deceit, Boxing,
Singing, Dancing all ensue in this film. Harry
James and Tommy Dorsey are also in the band.
* This
film features Jean Veloz, Lenny Smith and Don
Gallagher dancing to the song 'One Girl and Two
Boys'. |
| where the guys basically tandem dance and
switch back and forth from one to another, passing Jean
back and Forth during their swing number. Very
vintage West Coast Swing dancing which still looks
somewhat like the Jitterbug back in the day. Lena
Horne makes an appearance as well as some dancing
by the Merrill Abbott Dancers. |
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Availability: |
| 1943 |
MG.M. |
Tim
Whelan |
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Runtime: |
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Color: |
| 79 Minutes |
U.S.A. |
English |
Black and White |
Genre: |
Featured Dancer (s): |
Featured Dance: |
Dance Rating: |
| Musical / Comedy/ Dance |
Jean
Phelps-Veloz / Lenny
Smith / Don Gallagher |
Vintage
West Coast Swing |
Very Good |
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Known Dancers: |
Choreographers / Directors: |
Actors / Actresses: |
| Donald Gallagher |
Ernst
& Maria Matray |
Andrew Tombes (Dr. Clyde L. Star) |
| Jay Eaton |
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Ava Gardner (sarcastic Receptionist) |
| Jean
Phelps-Veloz |
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Clyde Fillmore (Mr. Nagen) |
| Johnny Duncan |
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Curt Bois (Nick Sirocco) |
| Lena Horne (Sings) |
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Harry Babbitt (Harry Babbitt, Vocalist) |
| Lenny Smith |
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Jack Roper (Sledgehammer Carson) |
| Merrill Abbott Dancers |
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Kay Kyser (Lowell Blackford) |
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Lena Horne (as Lena Horne) |
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Lou Nova (Kid Mandell) |
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Mantan Moreland (Woody, Nick's Valet) |
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Marilyn Maxwell (Ginger Gray) |
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Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom (Rags) |
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Morris Ankrum (Dan Conlon) |
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Nat Pendleton ('Killer' Kennedy) |
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Pamela Blake (Lois, Nagen's Secretary) |
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Sully Mason (Sully Mason) |
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William Gargan ('Waltzy' Malone) |
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Music Titles In Film: |
Bands / Musicians / Singers: |
Sheet Music Covers: |
| One
Girl & Two Boys * |
< -- Kay Kyser Band |
n/a |
| Your
So Indifferent |
< -- Lena Horne |
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| Mississippi
Dream Boat |
< --
Sully Mason & Marilyn Maxwell |
Film Posters: |
| I
Planted A Rose |
Harry
James (Trumpeter) |
$
Swing Fever Poster (Framed) |
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Tommy
Dorsey (Trombonist) |
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James
Rosy" McHargue |
Soundtracks Available: |
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Virginia Rees * |
n/a |
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Stage Versions of Film: |
Stage Versions Date: |
Cast Recordings: |
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