Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.
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Amanda Randolph
- Liza Freeman
- (as Mandy Randolph)
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Did you know
- TriviaHazel Diaz's debut.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Amanda 'Mandy' Jenkins: Oh, Lordy! Why did they invent alarm clocks anyway.
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Experience: Midnight Ramble (1994)
- SoundtracksBei Mir Bist di Schön
Music by Sholom Secunda
English lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Played by Leon Gross's orchestra and sung by Cora Green
Featured review
early african american produced film- great stuff.
Some fun milestones by the writer-director Oscar Micheaux ... he was the first african american to produce full length films in both silent and sound films. According to wikipedia, Michaeux had started as pullman train porter, and learned about business on the way up. In addition, he had homesteaded in the west, and wrote novels about his experiences. With the money raised, this astute businessman turned the book into a film and formed his own film company to make it. SWING ! has the same basic premise... Ted Gregory (Carman Newsome) wants to be the first african american to put a show on Broadway, but has to overcome various challenges along the way. Drunk actors, broken bones, and a busted-up home life get in the way of the show. "Mandy" (Cora Green) seems to be at the center of all this. Some good music featured along the way, like Doli Armena on the trumpet. Not much info anywhere on The Tyler Twins...looks like they were featured in two of Micheaux's films, but that's about all i could find. Leon Gross' big hit was "Stack-A-Lee", which told the true story of the shooting of Bill Lyons by Stag Shelton. Hazel Diaz sings a sad, lilting version of "Once I Did" to the piano. In Swing, the story is quite good! over-coming challenges and roadblocks, and making good. Shown on turner classics as part of the martin l. king day films. good stuff!
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- Jan 22, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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