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Swing Your Lady (1938) was a Comedy Film directed by Ray Enright and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner and Samuel Bischoff.

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Swing Your Lady ? 1938?

By Bogart Fan on May 1, 2013 From The Bogie Film Blog

My Review —A Weak Film, but Good Fun— Your Bogie Fix: ?out of 5 Bogies! Director: Ray Enright The Lowdown I just have to start off by saying, that for all the horrible things I?ve heard and read about this movie, I didn?t think that it was?nearly as bad as its reputation.? It?s got a 4.5... Read full article


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Sadie Horn: Say, mister! Who in the name o' Jerusalem air ye, anyway?
Joe Skopapoulos: Joe Skopapoulos.
Sadie Horn: Huh?
Joe Skopapoulos: Skopapoulos! Skopapoulos!
Sadie Horn: Wut air ye? Eyetalian?
Joe Skopapoulos: Naw, I'm of Greek accent.


Shiner Ward: Listen, if you're so hard up, try talkin' to yourself.
Joe Skopapoulos: I did, but I couldn't get no answers.


Mrs. Davis: My, you oughta see all them clothes she's got. Would you believe it - three pairs of shoes!
First woman: Great day! What's she want with three pairs of shoes?
Second woman: She's only got two feet!


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The opening credits list "The Weaver Brothers and Elviry" as a group cast member, but the end credits lists the individual members of the group. The end credits were used in the IMDb listing.
Adapted from a Broadway play by Kenyon Nicholson and Charles Robinson. The original stage production opened at the Booth Theatre in New York on October 18, 1936 and ran for 105 performances. The opening night cast included John Alexander, Walter Baldwin, Hope Emerson, Matt McHugh and Dennie Moore.
Because of the hillbilly makeup, some of the hillbillies were not recognizable. However, three non-hillbilly cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear in the movie. These were (with their character names): Eddie Acuff (Roscoe Turner), Irving Bacon (Photographer) and George Ovey (Telegraph Operator).
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