A music professor is fired from his job for not knowing enough about modern "swing" music. He goes to Chicago to learn more about the subject in hopes of getting his job back, but he winds up getting mixed up with gangsters.
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Title: Swing It Professor (1937)
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Cast
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| Pinky Tomlin | ... | Professor Artemis J. Roberts | |
| Paula Stone | ... | Teddy Ross | |
| Milburn Stone | ... | Lou Morgan | |
| Mary Kornman | ... | Joan Dennis | |
| Bill Elliott | ... | Randall (as Gordon Elliott) | |
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Pat Gleason | ... | Toby Brickhead |
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The Gentle Maniacs | ... | The Gentle Maniacs |
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Four Squires | ... | The Four Squires |
| Ralph Peters | ... | Beaver | |
| George Cleveland | ... | Dean | |
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Harry Depp | ... | Trustee |
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Harry Semels | ... | Angelo |
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Four Singing Tramps | ... | The Four Singing Tramps |
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Tom Clark | ... | Member of Singing Tramps |
| Paul 'Mousie' Garner | ... | Member, The Gentlemaniacs | |
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A music professor is fired from his job for not knowing enough about modern "swing" music. He goes to Chicago to learn more about the subject in hopes of getting his job back, but he winds up getting mixed up with gangsters.
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(uncredited)
Written by Al Heath, Buddy La Roux and Connie Lee
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A scene with the incubator from this movie was featured on Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK) Episode #7.2, in a game called "Film Dub" dubbed by Greg Proops and Ryan Stiles. See more »Soundtracks
I'm Sorta Kinda Glad I Met You(uncredited)
Written by Al Heath, Buddy La Roux and Connie Lee
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13 March 1937 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Swing It, Buddy See more »Company Credits
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College professor at an old college is removed from his position by the staff because he isn't up to date enough and into Swing music. Hitting the road he travels the country looking for work ending up mixed up with gangsters at a night club. Good but not great B-musical that mixes songs and mystery. I'll give extra points to any musical where I don't hate any of the songs and this is one of those times. To be certain there is probably too much music, there seems to be a song every five minutes, but its pleasant enough. The performances are fine, though at times things can get a bit to anarchic as when three actors show up as a weird cross between the Three Stooges and the Ritz Brothers to do a school fight song. Forgive me for not saying more, its just that the film is ultimately forgettable even though it is very enjoyable while its on.