Swing High, Swing Low

Swing High, Swing Low (1937)

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Swing High Swing Low is a new coat of paint on the old stage play Burlesque, first filmed in 1929 as The Dance of Life. Ex-serviceman Skid Johnson (Fred MacMurray) rises to the uppermost rungs of show business as a bandleader. As his fame swells, so does his head, and he becomes impossibly arrogant,… More

PG, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Mitchell Leisen
Written By
George Manker Watters, Virginia Van Upp
Genres
Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts
In Theaters
Mar 12, 1937 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Beautifully affecting

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Any film that has Franklin Pangborn, no matter how little screen time, should have been able to swing more high than low.

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