Sometimes I read the reviews here and wonder if these people even watched the movie they're reviewing,or just looking for a platform for their pet political hatred. This particular opus happened because Harry Romm,the Stooges personal manager wanted to break into production and made a deal with Monogram and Lindsey Parsons to bring his clients into a slightly upgraded musical comedy,likely to show Harry Cohn he could pull it off. Sam Katzman had nothing to do with this film,nor was he anything more than the boss of a production unit releasing through Monogram. Monogram existed to serve a certain market existing at the time,supplying needed product for neighborhood theatres. They never pretended that they were making Citizen Kane,nor did they have access to the talent of finances to do so. Nevertheless,more often than not,they managed to turn out compact,entertaining movies. It gets a bit tiresome reading "reviews " here written by people who seem to have seen only the company logo and use that as an excuse for superior sounding put downs of the film,when half the time they don't seem to know who was actually in it,or what the plot was all about. Juvenile wisecracks are sufficient for those folks who find Mystery Science 3000 or whatever the epitome of sophisticated humor. However,others find it more informative when a film is assessed on its own particular merit.
Review of Swing Parade of 1946
