Swing Fever
Dance! Sing! It's So JOYOUS!
NR 1943 · 79 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Romance, Music
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
Directed by Tim Whelan · Written by Nat Perrin
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Kay Kyser Lowell Blackford -
Marilyn Maxwell Ginger Gray -
William Gargan 'Waltzy' Malone -
Nat Pendleton 'Killer' Kennedy -
Lena Horne Herself -
Harry James Harry James -
Tommy Dorsey Himself -
Curt Bois Nick Sirocco -
Morris Ankrum Dan Conlon -
Mantan Moreland Woody -
Maxie Rosenbloom 'Rags' -
Andrew Tombes Dr. Clyde L. Star
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