Swing High, Swing Low

Swing High, Swing Low

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music | March 12, 1937

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. Fame and fortune go to his head which eventually destroys his relationship Maggie and his career.

Swing High, Swing Low

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music | March 12, 1937

Swing High, Swing Low
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. Fame and fortune go to his head which eventually destroys his relationship Maggie and his career.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Paramount
Original title Swing High, Swing Low
Directors Mitchell Leisen
Writers George Manker Watters, Arthur Hopkins, Oscar Hammerstein II, Virginia Van Upp

Cast

Carole Lombard

as Maggie King

Fred MacMurray

as Skid Johnson

Jean Dixon

as Ella

Dorothy Lamour

as Anita Alvarez

Harvey Stephens

as Harvey Howell

Cecil Cunningham

as Murphy

Charles Arnt

as Georgie Herman

Anthony Quinn

as The Don

Charles Judels

as Tony Morelli

Lee Bowman

as El Greco Patron (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

as Tony's Italian Friend (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Purser (uncredited)