Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)

Broadway press agent Nap Sisler sees a chance to make a national hit with a new dance, "The Baltimore Bubble", created by Greenvale filling-station attendant Johnny Bennett. Nap promotes ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Santley

Writers:

Charles Grayson, Burt Kelly (story)

Stars:

Ken Murray, Johnny Downs, Kathryn Kane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken Murray	...	Nap Sisler
Johnny Downs	...	Johnny Bennett
Kathryn Kane	...	Snookie Saunders
Eddie Quillan	...	Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters
Ernest Truex	...	Prof. L. Orlando Beebee
Edna Sedgewick	...	Nona Tremayne
Nana Bryant	...	Hyacinth Hepburn
Esther Howard	...	Miss Fredericks
Clara Blandick	...	Ma Sisler
James Flavin	...	Pilot (scenes deleted)
Emmett Vogan	...	Les Murphy - Theatrical Agent
Ted Weems	...	Himself (as Ted Weems and His Orchestra)
Herbert Heywood	...	Mr. Beagle
Fred Santley	...	Photographer
John Ward	...	Nate Raymond

Storyline

Broadway press agent Nap Sisler sees a chance to make a national hit with a new dance, "The Baltimore Bubble", created by Greenvale filling-station attendant Johnny Bennett. Nap promotes dance instructor Professor L. Orlando Beebee out of $500 to bring Johnny, his dancing partner Snookie Saunders, and Greenvale grocery clerk and hot trombonist Satchel-Lips Peters to New York. Introduced at a night club by band leader Ted Weems, the trio is a hit. The Greenvale trio begin a theatre tour with their dance, now a national sensation. The craze soon dies out and Johnny stays in New York to try for another chance at fame with a dancer, Nona, while the other two return to Greenvale. The new act soon flops and Johnny returns to Greenvale and is met by Snookie, Satchel-Lips and the town band, who escort him to a new and lavish service station built with the money earned from "The Baltimore Bubble."

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Plot Keywords:

repetition in title

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Genres:

Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 1938 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Out of the Night"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Walter Hirsch
Music by Harry Sosnik
Played by Ted Weems and His Orchestra featuring whistler Elmo Tanner

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