Swing Hostess
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Directed by | Sam Newfield |
Written by | Louise Rousseau (original story) and Gail Davenport (original story) Louise Rousseau (screenplay) and Gail Davenport (screenplay) |
Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld (producer) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
Edited by | Holbrook N. Todd |
Music by | Jay Livingston Ray Evans |
Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Swing Hostess is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation and starring Martha Tilton, Iris Adrian, Charles Collins, , Cliff Nazarro and Harry Holman. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.
Plot summary[]
A down-on-her-luck would-be singer keeps encountering roadblocks on her way to stardom. Judy Alvin (Martha Tilton) has a fine voice but is no match for the politics of a musical producer pushing his girlfriend, the amazingly untalented Phoebe (Betty Brodel, the sister of Joan Leslie) who has obtained employment by using a record of Judy's voice rather than hers.
Living at a theatrical boarding house with a variety of eccentric entertainers, Judy's best friend Marge (Irish Adrian) is determined to find Judy a job to pay her bills that has something, anything, to do with music. A chance encounter with a Rock-Ola 3701 Master telephone juke box gets Judy employment at the company where the duties involve taking telephone calls from patrons of a bar selecting music to hear over loud speakers.[1][2][3]
Cast[]
- Martha Tilton as Judy Alvin
- Iris Adrian as Marge O'Day
- Charles Collins as Benny Jackson
- Cliff Nazarro as Bobo
- Harry Holman as Fralick
- Emmett Lynn as Blodgett
- as Phoebe
- as Fralick's Secretary
- Paul Porcasi as Spumoni
- Terry Frost as Hank
- Philip Van Zandt as Merlini, the Magician
- as Joe Sweeney
- as 1st Butch, Speciality Act
- as 2nd Butch, Speciality Act
- as 3rd Butch, Speciality Act
- Dave White as Chick, Chick and Chuck Dance Team
- John Evans as Chuck, Chick and Chuck Dance Team
Soundtrack[]
- Martha Tilton - "Let's Capture That Moment" (Written by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans and )
- Martha Tilton - "Say It With Love" (Written by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans and Lewis Bellin)
- Betty Brodel - "Say It With Love"
- Martha Tilton - "I'll Eat My Hat" (Written by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans and Lewis Bellin) Also performed as an instrumental at the Tropics Club
- Martha Tilton, Iris Adrian, Earle Bruce, and Cliff Nazarro - "Highway Polka" (Written by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans and Lewis Bellin)
- Martha Tilton - "Got an Invitation" (Written by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans and Lewis Bellin)
- Martha Tilton - "Music to My Ears" (Written by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans and Lewis Bellin) Also sung twice by Betty Brodel
Notes[]
- ^ "Almind - Coin-Op Telephone Music".
- ^ Leo, Peter The Last of the Live Juke Boxes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 26, 1978
- ^ WPB Okays Cable for Installation of Phone Juke Circuit Billboard May 22, 1943
External links[]
- Swing Hostess at IMDb
- Swing Hostess is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- 1944 films
- English-language films
- American musical comedy-drama films
- 1940s romantic comedy-drama films
- 1940s musical comedy-drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Sam Newfield
- Producers Releasing Corporation films
- American romantic musical films
- American romantic comedy-drama films
- American films
- 1940s romantic musical films
- 1944 comedy films
- 1944 drama films
- Comedy-drama film stubs
- Romantic musical film stubs