Swing, Sister, Swing

Swing, Sister, Swing

72 mins | Music | Dec. 16, 1938

In this musical comedy, two star-struck small town kids head for the Big Apple and become famous for their jitterbug act. Their fame doesn't last long, but they had fun anyway. Songs include: "Baltimore Bubble," "Gingham Gown," "Just a Bore," "Wasn't It You," "Kaneski Waltz" (Frank Skinner, Charles Henderson).

Swing, Sister, Swing

72 mins | Music | Dec. 16, 1938

Swing, Sister, Swing
In this musical comedy, two star-struck small town kids head for the Big Apple and become famous for their jitterbug act. Their fame doesn't last long, but they had fun anyway. Songs include: "Baltimore Bubble," "Gingham Gown," "Just a Bore," "Wasn't It You," "Kaneski Waltz" (Frank Skinner, Charles Henderson).
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Swing, Sister, Swing
Directors Joseph Santley
Writers Charles Grayson, Burt Kelly

Cast

Ken Murray

as Nap Sisler

Johnny Downs

as Johnny Bennett

Kathryn Kane

as Snookie Saunders

Eddie Quillan

as Chick 'Satchel Lips' Peters

Ernest Truex

as Prof. L. Orlando Beebee

Edna Sedgewick

as Nona Tremayne

Nana Bryant

as Hyacinth Hepburn

Esther Howard

as Miss Fredericks

Clara Blandick

as Ma Sisler

Emmett Vogan

as Les Murphy - Theatrical Agent

Ted Weems

as Himself (as Ted Weems and His Orchestra)

Herbert Heywood

as Mr. Beagle

Fred Santley

as Photographer

John Ward

as Nate Raymond

Alan Davis

as Jack Stafford

John Hiestand

as Radio Announcer

Clara Blore

as Dancer

Eddie Fetherston

as Photographer

Lloyd Ingraham

as Station Agent

Alice Weaver

as Dancer

Joe Niemeyer

as Dance Instructor

LeRoy Atkins

as Speciality Act

Ralph Brooks

as Diner

Fern Emmett

as Customer

Leyland Hodgson

as Louie - the Headwaiter

Larry Steers

as Diner

Hugh Stovall

as Speciality Act

Elmo Tanner

as Whistler with Ted Weems Band

Arthur Yeoman

as Ollie Doul - Reporter