The Swinger (1966)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

George Sidney

Writer:

Lawrence Roman (writer)

Release Date:

29 September 1967 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

She swings like nothing ever swung!

Plot:

An authoress (Ann-Margret) writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.

Plot Keywords:

Sexism | Father Daughter Relationship | Beautiful Woman | Sex Discrimination | Sex Magazine

Cast

Ann-Margret	...	Kelly Olsson
Anthony Franciosa	...	Ric Colby (as Tony Franciosa)
Robert Coote	...	Sir Hubert Charles
Yvonne Romain	...	Karen Charles
Horace McMahon	...	Detective Sergeant Hooker
Nydia Westman	...	Aunt Cora
Craig Hill	...	Sammy Jenkins
Milton Frome	...	Mr. Olsson
Mary LaRoche	...	Mrs. Olsson
Clete Roberts	...	Clete Roberts
Myrna Ross	...	Sally
Corinne Cole	...	Sir Hubert's Secretary
Bert Freed	...	Police Captain
Romo Vincent	...	Jack Happy
Steven Geray	...	Man with Fish

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Saks Fifth Avenue - 9600 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Ann-Margret rides a 500cc Triumph T100C Tiger motorcycle in the film. Later, she herself featured in Triumph Motorcycles's official advertisements in the USA.

Quotes:

Sir Hubert Charles: Sir Hubert doesn't like a challenge! Sir Hubert likes a sure thing!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "TCM Underground: The Swinger (#1.59)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

The Swinger

Ann Margret at her sexiest.

In this 1966 comedy about a 'good girl' trying to get published in a 'bad girl' magazine, Kelly Olsson (Ann Margret) plays a newbie writer with an obsession to get published. Figuring on the "sex sells" angle Kelly writes a sexually provocative story called 'The Swinger' for a popular girlie magazine. When she is turned down by the magazine's sexist editor because she is "too innocent to know about such things". Kelly sets out to prove him wrong by setting up an elaborate hoax to show him just how "debased" her life really is. Although before she even begins to try to pull the wool over the editors eyes, its hard to imagine she is so innocent. Dancing around in nothing more than a blouse and pantyhose for the first part of the movie tends to make her character harder to believe. None the less I loved the movie, although I love most campy 60's flicks! ...and Ann Marget is absolutely gorgeous! Viva Las Vegas is another favorite! I'm pretty sure she wears a lot of the same outfits in that one too!