Swing high is a 1932 american precode short documentary film directed by jack cummings. Dec 18, 2011 mandy jenkins, an african american cook for a wealthy white family in birmingham, alabama, discovers her husband cornell is having an affair with eloise jackson. Not only was the codonas act recorded on film in e. However, it is stepin fetchit who breathes life into this musical. Swing shift is a 1984 american romantic drama war film directed by jonathan demme and produced by and starring goldie hawn with kurt russell. Swing high, swing low 1937 full movie video dailymotion.
American actor, director, and producer john wayne 1907 1979 began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the fox film corporation. On the other hand, leisen reached the height of his powers with swing high, swing low 1937, a comedydrama that reunited lombard and macmurray in love story between a hairdresser and a trumpet player, an overlooked gem some felt featured lombards best performance. Swing high, swing low 1937 free old romance movies full. Complete national recording registry listing recording. Swing high 1932 approved 10min documentary, short, sport 12 november 1932 usa the flying codonas, fourth generation of a family of trapeze artists, practice and perform amazing feats high in the air. Grapevine video browse our selection of early sound dramas on dvd. You can find a list of projects that are incomplete. Or they are films that are centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography. Swing has been designated by historians as a stage in the. The codonas are a family of trapeze artists on their fourth generation in the business.
Sort recordings by title, artist, year of release, year inducted into the registry, and genre by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The supporting cast features edward everett horton, ben blue, betty grable, jackie coogan, john payne, robert cummings, and jerry colonna. College swing 1938 a coed tries to pass her college exams so that her family can win ownership of the institution. For the best experience please update your browser. It stars chester conklin, stepin fetchit, helen twelvetrees, and ben turpin. Swing high, swing low is a 1937 american romantic comedy drama film directed by mitchell leisen and starring carole lombard and fred macmurray. The film was completed in 1941 but wasnt actually released widely until 1946, because of the motion picture. She misses her ship back to the united states and now is stranded. He did, among other tricks, a remarkable double somersault followed by a full. She plays an outspoken jury member who decides the defendant is innocent, and stops at nothing to swing the other jury members over to her side. All films that were released before 1925, or are the work of the united states government, are now in the public domain in the united states.
Book 2, 19331946, held by the billy rose theatre division, new york public library for the performing arts this article about a united states film actor or actress born in the 1910s is a stub. Posts about carole lombard written by box office madness. He continued to work in film in the thirties, directing motion pictures like the warner baxter western the cisco kid 1931, man against woman 1932 and the action flick the woman i stole 1933 with jack holt. His various roles have given the world some of the most memorable characters, including sam spade, duke mantee, charlie allnut, rick blaine.
I suppose bird watchers and members of the audubon society will find this short much more fascinating that i did, but it comes across as a rather cut and dry documentary on our fine feathered friends, narrated by pete smith. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film. In 1932 made his first recording, playing the trombone. Its a pleasure to watch an old pro carry a movie all by herself, and thats what edna may oliver does in this little b movie. Some films not yet named to the registry film registry. The codonas are seen performing and practicing under the watchful eye of their father, edward codona, once a trapeze artist himself. Codonas, the, closing trapeze scenes, polly of the circus usa, 1932 duration. Cunningham started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank and did some sittings as a photographers model. Filmography for frank mchugh turner classic movies. Lalo codona is the catcher, alfredo codona and vera codona being those that fly through the air.
It is the second film adaptation of the popular broadway play burlesque by george manker watters and arthur hopkins after the dance of life 1929 and before when my baby smiles at me 1948. Live action short film is a category at the academy awards, existing under various names as a single category since 1957 from 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, best short subject, onereel and best short subject, tworeel, referring to the running time of the short. Cummings was nominated for a directing academy award for in old arizona in 1929. Laurel and hardy, comedy team that is widely regarded as the greatest in film history.
An american woman meets a soldier in panama on his last day in the army. With his great sensitivity, technique, and capacity to express emotion, armstrong led in the development of jazz into a fine art. Trapeze is a skill that requires strength, agility and good timing. The 1940 massillon tigers team went down in history as the greatest high school team. Once there the musician has to go in front of some of the greatest musicians in history, including beethoven, to decide if he belongs among them. Each year, we begin the national film registry process anew and start from scratch. They are not listed here in order to keep this list to a manageable size. Swing high, swing low 1937 stranded in panama after falling in with exsoldier and musician skid johnson fred macmurray, american singer maggie king carole lombard moves in with skid and his. A gangster hides out in a boardinghouse full of eccentrics. College swing, also known as swing, teacher, swing in the u. Whether he was actually christened busby berkeley william enos, or berkeley william enos, with busby being a nickname, is not unanimous the childs names entry on his birth certificate is blank. Musicals dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize and showcase fullscale song and dance routines in a significant way usually with a musical or dance performance as part of the film narrative, or as an unrealistic eruption within the film. A smalltown detective searches for a missing man linked to a highpriced prostitute.
Complete national film registry listing sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. Academy award for best live action short film wikipedia. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. How to sleep was one of 3 short films that opened for a night at the opera and a day at the races.
Uptown new york 1932 free classic romance movies full length. The first full decade for the fledgling film studio was a mixture of large successes and deep instability, as the studio went through numerous management changes. From the 1920s until the 1950s, humphrey bogarts film career covered virtually every genre from crime dramas to musicals. The studio produced many classic films, such as gunga din, cimarron the first western film to win the academy award for best picture, and only one of two rko films to win that award. Jan 17, 20 john waynes tribute to america swing out, sweet land 1970 a starstudded tribute to america starring john wayne, lorne greene, william shatner, dan blocke. Were going with the baseball story that dates back to 1977, when dodgers dusty baker and. Beast of the city, the 1932 dvdr warner archive us beast with five fingers, the 1946 warner beat generation 1959 mgm beat girl 1960 dvd crash cinema oop us dvdr sinister cinema us beat the devil 1953 dvd platinum us dvd alpha us beautiful stranger 1954 ua.
He was also a bandleader, singer, film star, and comedian. If you enjoy this collection please consider helping our other 1920s and 1930s artists projects. Alfredo continued to incorporate extremely dangerous stunts into his act and in 1933, he suffered an injury that prevented high aerial acts in. So if you voted for a film one year but it was not selected, that vote does not carry over to the next year. Jerome kern january 27, 1885 november 11, 1945 was an american composer of popular music and, according to a joint resolution passed by congress, the father of american musical theater. List of films in the public domain in the united states. The following is a list of films originally produced andor distributed theatrically by paramount pictures and released in the 1930s. Swing high, swing low is a 1937 american romantic comedy drama film directed by mitchell leisen and starring carole lombard and fred macmurray it is the second film adaptation of the popular broadway play burlesque by george manker watters and arthur hopkins after the dance of life 1929 and before when my baby smiles at me 1948. Amos n andy period 1 complete episode 36 the categorized. In the films calculatedly teary finale, skid is rescued emotionally and professionally by maggie, now a big star in her own right. Jack cummingss swing high 1932, a romanticized biopic, a. In 1936 elman joined the benny goodman orchestra as a trumpeter after playing briefly with a band led by alex bartha at steel pier in atlantic city, where goodman heard him. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. He has won an academy award, tony award, and golden globe award.
In addition to her stage work, gertrude played mother roles in silent films while berkeley was still a child. With the flying codonas, pete smith, edward codona, lalo codona. Just before settling into an outstanding actionandgangster groove at warner bros. Song it dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing 081832 artist billy banksjack bland. Swing high, swing low 1937 full movie black and white. It doesnt include any of her shorts, or anymovies in which she was an extra. Swing high, 1930 is about a circus aerialist who fights to keep her lover out of the hands of a scheming woman. Make sure to give a high five to everyone you meet on april 16, because its national high five day. Off screen, pete smith narrates a look at the flying codonas they are trapeze artists, with an aged dad doing some coaching, lalo the catcher, alfredo the worlds greatest trapeze artist, and vera, talented and lovely. List of paramount pictures films 19301939 wikipedia. This is a list of most of the movies made by carole lombard before her tragic death in a plane crash in 1942. The flying codonas, fourth generation of a family of trapeze artists, practice and perform amazing feats high in the air.
The only thing tougher than having to follow the marx brothers is having to go on before them. After he finished college he went on to coach high school football, very quickly returning to massillon from 1932 1940. Athlete babe didrikson zaharias was an olympic track and field medalist who was also one of the greatest woman golfers of all time. Louis armstrong, the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history. Get info about the original print of swing high, 1932, directed by jack cummings, with pete smith. Ginger rogers film grosses 1930 1965 box office madness. With carole lombard, fred macmurray, charles butterworth, jean dixon.
At some point in the decade he adopted the name ziggy elman. A family of trapeze artists performs high in the air. Trailers from hell blondie the complete 1957 television series. May 19, 20 an american woman meets a soldier in panama on his last day in the army.
Swing is a sexy thriller that follows a young couple in their pursuit of sexual adventures. Films released in 2009 are now eligible for registry consideration. Her early experience in music came as a member of the choir. A singer stranded in panama moves in with an exsoldier and his hypochondriac roommate. Stan laurel and oliver hardy made more than 100 comedies together, laurel playing the bumbling and innocent foil to the pompous hardy. A radio announcer accidentally kills his wife, then leads an onair hunt. The complete recordings of the father of western swing 193237 is a treasure. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. During those 9 years his team won 80 games, lost 8, tied 2, they won 6 consecutive ohio state championships and 4 u. A movie theater or movie theatre also called a cinema, movie house, film house, and film theater or picture house is a venue, usually a building, for viewing films or movies. Alfredo continued to incorporate extremely dangerous stunts into his act and in 1933, he suffered an injury that prevented high aerial acts in the circus and retired from the trapeze in 1934. Heavenly music 1943 out of 4 this tworeel short from mgm actually won an oscar but the end result, to me, didnt deserve the honor. He frequently worked in minor roles with director john ford and when raoul walsh suggested him for the lead in the big trail 1930, an epic western shot in an early widescreen process called fox grandeur, ford vouched for him.
It also stars christine lahti, fred ward, ed harris, belinda carlisle, and holly hunter, in one of her first movie roles. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. George olsen collection part two 19291934 complete. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. In 1932, it was nominated for an academy award at the 5th academy awards for best short subject novelty.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Closeup and slow motion photography show how its done. Carole lombard film grosses 1928 1942 box office madness. Swing high, swing low 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Exserviceman skid johnson fred macmurray rises to the uppermost rungs of. Swing high, swing low 1937 full movie black and white sound. Safari swings high back full bucket kids swing seat usa made, includes 67 of coated chain, 2 quick links green outdoor baby. The supporting cast features edward everett horton, ben blue, betty grable, jackie coogan, john.
April 11, 1932 is an american actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer. Babe didrikson zaharias athlete, track and field athlete. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. He was featured in the 1932 film swing high, and was stunt double for johnny weissmuller in the 1934 film tarzan and his mate. To give you a few ideas, below are some fairly wellknown films not yet selected to the registry. Overview of swing high, 1930, directed by joseph santley, with helen twelvetrees, fred scott, dorothy burgess, at turner classic movies.