Swingin' Along (1961)

An amateur tunesmith (Tommy Noonan) and a con man (Pete Marshall) pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contest

Director:

Charles Barton

Writer:

Jameson Brewer

Stars:

Tommy Noonan, Peter Marshall, Barbara Eden

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommy Noonan	...	Freddy
Peter Marshall	...	Duke (as Pete Marshall)
Barbara Eden	...	Carol Walker
Ray Charles	...	Self
Roger Williams	...	Self
Bobby Vee	...	Self
Connie Gilchrist	...	Aunt Sophie
Carol Christensen	...	Ginny
Alan Carney	...	Officer Sullivan
Mike Mazurki	...	Bookie
Tommy Farrell	...	Georgie
Leonard Bremen	...	Willie
Sandra Warner	...	Secretary
Terry Miele	...	Mrs. Crenshaw
Art Baker	...	Television Announcer

Storyline

An amateur tunesmith (Tommy Noonan) and a con man (Pete Marshall) pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contest

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | 

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Taglines:

America's Maddest Screwballs Are On The Loose...HEAD OVER HOWLS!!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Song of the City
Written by Walton Farrar and Walter Kent

User Reviews

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As a fan of comedy teams, I have wanted to view this film for years. What a disappointment. Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall have to be the most lackluster comedy team ever. Noonan had a successful career as a character actor ("A Star Is Born", "Bundle of Joy", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"), while Marshall's fame rests on his work as a TV game show host ("Hollywood Squares"). In this film, they do one marginal routine together, a pool game routine. It is marginally amusing. The rest of the film deals with con-man Marshall's attempts to get procrastinating composer Noonan to finish writing a song for a competition. The chemistry is really missing between these two guys. They are less a comedy team and more like two actors who happen to be paired in a film. There is a little slapstick, but it is very mild. There are musical numbers, but none are performed by Noonan and Marshall, both who have musical comedy backgrounds. Guest stars Ray Charles, Bobby Vee, and Roger Williams handle the musical end. I have been told that of the two Noonan and Marshall starring features, this is the better one. I have never seen "The Rookie", but it must really be terrible. "Swingin Along" is not unwatchable; it is merely mild, and a bit boring. As a side note, Alan Carney, of the defunct comedy team of Brown and Carney, has a small cameo in this film.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Schnooks

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Color by Deluxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1