Cinderella Swings It (1943)

Scattergood Baines, Coldriver's most popular citizen, neighborly counselor and sly old fox, entices a Broadway producer to Coldriver to see the gay musical extravaganza Baines is staging ... See full summary »

Director:

Christy Cabanne

Writers:

Clarence Budington Kelland (based on the stories by), Michael L. Simmons (screenplay)

Stars:

Guy Kibbee, Gloria Warren, Helen Parrish

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guy Kibbee	...	Scattergood Baines
Gloria Warren	...	Betty Palmer
Helen Parrish	...	Sally Murton
Dick Hogan	...	Tommy Stewart
Leonid Kinskey	...	Vladimir Smitkin
Billy Lenhart	...	Butch
Kenneth Brown	...	Buddy
Dink Trout	...	Pliny Pickett
Willie Best	...	Hipp
Pierre Watkin	...	Brock Harris
Lee 'Lasses' White	...	Ed Potts
Fern Emmett	...	Clara Potts
Eddy Waller	...	Lem (as Ed Waller)
Kay Linaker	...	Madame Dolores
Christine McIntyre	...	Secretary

Storyline

Scattergood Baines, Coldriver's most popular citizen, neighborly counselor and sly old fox, entices a Broadway producer to Coldriver to see the gay musical extravaganza Baines is staging for the benefit of the U.S.O. He is also promoting the singing career of his latest local protégé, Betty Palmer. There are a few problems but the Sage of Coldriver manages to keep pulling the right strings.

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Plot Keywords:

uso | producer | broadway producer | protégé | cigarette smoking | 

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Taglines:

"Scattergood" goes tuneful and turns over the town to a gay USO rally for the boys in uniform, (original poster)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scattergood Swings It

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pyramid Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was originally intended to be part of the "Scattergood Baines" series and was to be entitled "Scattergood Swings It", but the series was doing so poorly, the title change was made.

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Connections

Follows Scattergood Rides High (1942)

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Soundtracks

"The Flags Still There, Mr. Key"
Written by George Jessel and Ben Oakland
Sung by Gloria Warren

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