Sing as You Swing | |
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Directed by | Redd Davis |
Written by | |
Produced by | Joe Rock |
Starring | |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Sam Simmonds |
Music by | Cyril Ray |
Production company | Joe Rock Productions |
Distributed by | British Independent Exhibitors' Distributors |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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.
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 Birth 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)
External links
Films directed by Redd Davis | |
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