Swing High, Swing Low (1937)

Swing High, Swing Low (1937)

„Swing High, Swing Low“ is a 1937 romantic comedy drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen. The screenplay by Virginia Van Upp, Oscar Hammerstein II, Walter DeLeon and Francis Martin is based on the popular 1927 Broadway play „Burlesque“ by George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins.

A hair-dresser stranded in Panama moves in with an ex-soldier and his hypochondriac roommate; she and the former fall in love, but their romance is threatened by success and the arrival of his old flame.
In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved in a nightclub brawl which causes Maggie to miss her ship back to the States. Now stranded, she's forced to move in with Skid and his pal Harry. She soon falls in love with Skid. Skid gets a job playing the trumpet at a local club and becomes a big success, but fame and fortune go to his head and threaten to destroy their relationship and his career.

Cast:

• Carole Lombard – Maggie King
• Fred MacMurray – Skid Johnson
• Charles Butterworth – Harry
• Jean Dixon – Ella
• Dorothy Lamour – Anita Alvarez
• Harvey Stephens – Harvey Howell
• Cecil Cunningham – Murphy
• Charles Arnt – Georgie
• Franklin Pangborn – Henri
• Anthony Quinn – The Don
• Charles Judels – Tony
• Paul Newlan – Army Lieutenant
• Richard Kipling – Army Surgeon
• William Wright – Attendant
• Esther Howard – Beauty Salon Customer
• Darby Jones – Black Santa Claus
• Arthur Stuart Hull – Booking Agent
• Al Morro – Bouncer
• James Conaty – Butch’s Customer
• Harry Semels – Chief of Police
• Frances Morris – Cloakroom Attendant
• Spencer Chan – Cook
• William Arnold – Croupier
• Phyllis McBride – Dancer
• Jack Daley – Dock Policeman
• George Sorel – El Greco Manager
• Lee Bowman – El Greco Patron
• Oscar Rudolph – Elevator Boy
• Leyland Hodgson – Gambler
• Nicholas Kobliansky – Gambler
• Louis Natheaux – Gambler
• Frank Whitson – Gambler
• Martha Arcos – Girl
• Eumenio Blanco – Interpreter
• Jerry Mandy – Interpreter
• Enrique de Rosas – Judge
• George W. Jimenez – Justice of the Peace
• Nick Lukats – Man in Nightclub
• Ralph Remley – Musselwhite
• Charles Stevens – Panamanian at Cockfight
• Dennis O’Keefe – Purser
• Lee Cooley – Radio Announcer
• Donald Kerr – Radio Technician
• Chris-Pin Martin – Sleepy Servant
• Gino Corrado – Tony’s Italian Friend
• Cyril Ring – Visitor Leaving Ship

„Swing High, Swing Low“ ist eine romantische Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 1937 unter der Regie von Mitchell Leisen. Das Drehbuch von Virginia Van Upp, Oscar Hammerstein II, Walter DeLeon und Francis Martin basiert auf dem beliebten Broadway-Stück „Burlesque“ von George Manker Watters und Arthur Hopkins aus dem Jahr 1927.

Eine in Panama gestrandete Friseurin zieht bei einem Ex-Soldaten und seinem hypochondrischen Mitbewohner ein; sie und der Erstere verlieben sich ineinander, doch ihre Romanze wird durch den Erfolg und die Ankunft seiner alten Flamme bedroht.