Sing as You Swing
Sing as You Swing is a 1937 British musical film directed by Redd Davis and starring Charles Clapham, Bill Dwyer and Claude Dampier. It was made as a quota quickie and features turns from a variety of radio and revue stars with little background narrative.[1]
| Sing as You Swing | |
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| Directed by | Redd Davis |
| Produced by | Joe Rock |
| Written by | Clifford Grey Syd Courtenay |
| Starring | Charles Clapham Bill Dwyer Claude Dampier Evelyn Dall |
| Music by | Cyril Ray |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier Jack Parker |
| Edited by | Sam Simmonds |
Production company | Joe Rock Productions |
| Distributed by | British Independent Exhibitors' Distributors |
Release date | 7 July 1937 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis. It was shot at Joe Rock's Elstree Studios.
Cast
- Charles Clapham as Himself
- Bill Dwyer as Himself
- Claude Dampier as Pomphrey Featherstone-Chaw
- Billie Carlyle as Telephone Operator
- The Mills Brothers as Themselves
- Evelyn Dall as Cora Fane
- Mantovani as Himself
- Lu Ann Meredith as Sally Bevan
- Brian Lawrance as Jimmy King
- Carol Chilton as Herself
- Maceo Thomas as Himself
- Nat Gonella and His Georgians as Themselves
- Beryl Orde as Herself
- H.F. Maltby as Drake
- Edward Ashley as Harrington
- Rio & Santos as Themselves
- Jimmy Godden
- Eric Maturin
- The Sherman Fisher Girls as Themselves
References
- Chibnall p.291
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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