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Swing High, Swing Low

193792 minUnited States
RomanceComedyDrama
Video edition
YouTube · Channel’s colorized edition
Original language
English
This copy runs
96:06
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

A hairdresser working aboard a liner meets a persistent young soldier in the Panama Canal Zone. Their initial friction opens into an association shaped by music and performance. Ambition and affection must find room within lives that are already in motion.

Cast

DirectorsMitchell Leisen

Inspirations

Arthur Hopkins and George Manker Watters's play Burlesque supplies the source. The adaptation joins backstage relationships to a story in which professional and emotional fortunes rise and fall together.

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