The Swinger

The Swinger
The Swinger
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Sidney
Written by	Lawrence Roman
Produced by	George Sidney
Starring	Ann-Margret
Cinematography	Joseph F. Biroc
Edited by	Frank Santillo
Music by	Marty Paich
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 14, 1966 (New York City);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$700,000 (est. US/Canada rentals)

The Swinger is a 1966 American sex comedy film directed by George Sidney and starring Ann-Margret and Anthony Franciosa.^[2]

Plot[]

Kelly Olsson is an aspiring writer, but Girl-Lure magazine keeps rejecting her racy submissions. Kelly decides to show the magazine boys what they are missing. She creates a fake identity for herself, pretending that a story about a young woman's wild ways is actually about herself.

Girl-Lure's lecherous editor, Sir Hubert, and his suave editor, Ric Colby, like the concept but aren't sure they trust the facts. Kelly tries to fool them by staging an orgy in her apartment building, asking friendly tenants to go along with her scheme. Sgt. Hooker of the vice squad does not feel she is fooling, however, and places Kelly under arrest.

Ric comes to her rescue. But when her hoax is revealed, he decides to get revenge by insisting that Kelly pose for a provocative layout for the magazine to prove she is as wild as she claims. By the time his car and her motorcycle meet head-on in the end, they're in love.

Cast[]

Ann-Margret as Kelly Olsson
Anthony Franciosa as Ric Colby
Robert Coote as Sir Hubert Charles
Yvonne Romain as Karen Charles
Horace McMahon as Detective Sergeant Hooker
Nydia Westman as Aunt Cora
Milton Frome as Mr. Olsson
Mary LaRoche as Mrs. Olsson

Production[]

George Sidney had previously made Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas with Ann Margret. Sidney says the script for Viva Las Vegas had been written in eleven days in order to meet a commitment and The Swinger was similar. "We did the script in ten days," he said. "The studio had a commitment and needed to fulfil it... We devised a script that would give Ann Margret an opportunity to show her facets. And boom, boom - off we went."^[3]

Filming started 6 December 1965 and finished by March 1966 after which Ann Margret went to Vietnam to entertain the troops.^[4]

Sidney called the film "a wild, outrageous 'in', what's-happening-in-the-world-today kind of picture."^[5]

References[]

^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1966". Variety. January 4, 1967. p. 8. ISSN 0042-2738.
^ Allrovi
^ Davis, Ronald L. (2005). Just making movies. University Press of Mississippi. p. 80.
^ Ann-Margret in 'Swinger' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 24 Nov 1965: c7.
^ TO MAKE MONEY IN MOVIES, LET GEORGE DO IT Alpert, Don. Los Angeles Times 20 Mar 1966: b10.

External links[]

The Swinger at IMDb
The Swinger at AllMovie

[1] "Big Rental Pictures of 1966". Variety. January 4, 1967. p. 8. ISSN 0042-2738.

[2] Allrovi

[3] Davis, Ronald L. (2005). Just making movies. University Press of Mississippi. p. 80.

[4] Ann-Margret in 'Swinger' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 24 Nov 1965: c7.

[5] TO MAKE MONEY IN MOVIES, LET GEORGE DO IT Alpert, Don. Los Angeles Times 20 Mar 1966: b10.

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