Swing fever film 1944

With kay kyser, marilyn maxwell, william gargan, nat pendleton. Step lively was based on the 1937 play room service, by allen boretz and john murray. Swing fever 1944 the mystical powers of a songwriter prove valuable to a struggling boxer. Serving as inspiration to legions of todays swing dancers, this film clip is widely regarded as the best example of group swing choreography. The band treats swing era music as a living breathing form, to which the players bring fresh excitement, new arrangements and unusual instrumentation. Poster for motion picture starring kay kyser, marilyn maxwell, william gargan, nat pendleton, lena horne, and kay kyser and his orchestra. Swing fever played at the gettycoppola wedding and about 1500 other weddings and events and they still loves weddings.

In 1944 jean made the wellknown mgm film short groovie movie with arthur walsh. See the full list of swing fever cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Swing dancing from the movie swing fever 1944 youtube. Read the full synopsis of swing fever, 1944, directed by tim whelan, with kay kyser, marilyn maxwell, william gargan, at turner classic movies. Top ten most influential vintage swing dance clips. Trumpet blues and cantabile harry james and his music makers 02. Interview with jean veloz swing and lindy hop in dc. Swing fever summary poster for motion picture starring kay kyser, marilyn maxwell, william gargan, nat pendleton, lena horne, and kay kyser and his orchestra. A day at the races 1937, swing fever 1943 and jammin the blues 1944. Overview of swing fever, 1944, directed by tim whelan, with kay kyser, marilyn maxwell, william gargan, at turner classic movies.

Swing fever dance band offers quality music with an. How to dance the swing routine from swing fever swing. Lindy hop with jean veloz in swing fever, 1944 youtube. Groovie movie has become a favorite of swing dancers all over the world as they study this piece of history for the delicious look of this style of lindy. May 19, 2008 jammin the blues shortsoundie 1944 twice blessed 1944 swing fever 1944 killer diller 1948 living it up 1954 juke box rhythm 1959 you should also search for film clips from the savoy ballroom and the harvest moon ball contests. Lcuszc42810 color film copy transparency lcuszcn448 color film neg. Amid the credited music and boxingworld cameos many other familiar faces can be glimpsed. The internet movie database indicates he played a character called lowell blackford. She also appeared in the short groovie movie 1944 which today remains a. Also, check out the disney cartoon all the cats join in, which is all about swing dancers. Wa requested a meeting with me last summer to discuss this project.

Swing fever 1944 jeanne phelps veloz, don gallagher. Swing fever song by thomas gunther on amazon music. The moves in this tutorial are from the 1944 film swing fever. In swing fever, however, kyser is cast as aspiring songwriter lowell blackford. Kay kyser plays an ambitious music composer, also gifted with a hypnotic evil eye, who gets mixed up with promoting a boxer. If its swing music and maybe ballroom dance music that youd like, there is no finer band. Swing fever, 1944 as the music changed and the dance spread to mainstream america, dean collins developed a smoother, more linear style of lindy that became popular in southern california. In swing fever, jean danced with don gallaher and lennie smith in a now. Swing fever dance history west coast swingdancelessons. This routine is originally from the film swing fever 1943 song. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The film also features marilyn maxwell, william gargan, nat pendleton and lena horne. Swing fever dance band is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to perform and encourage the enjoyment of big band music. Approved 1h 19min comedy, musical, romance 1 november 1943 usa lowell blackford kay kyser is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary evil eye which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse.

Playmates is a good, though controversial, film costarring john barrymore in his last movie. Swing fever s female vocalist is the fabulous denise perrier, her voice is rich and her styling is soulful. There is some discrepancies, however, as to whether he played himself in the 1944 film swing fever. At the meeting i told them swing fever was an mgm throwaway that shouldnt have been made, as kyser was a huge star at the time, and its a very crappy storyfilm, in my opinion. Swing fever has worked for 38 years, 14 of those on the california arts council touring roster, several hundred concerts around the state. Swing fever 1943 film complet en francais hd streaming. At the meeting i told them swing fever was an mgm throwaway that shouldnt have been made, as kyser was a huge star at the time, and its a very crappy story film, in my opinion. Step lively is a 1944 american musical film directed by tim whelan and starring frank sinatra.

Jeanne phelps veloz, don gallagher, lenny smith swing dance in one girl and two boys number. Kyser plays a character other than his usual kay kyser, goofy. Though he isnt too successful at peddling his songs, blackford does have one unique talent. Lowell blackford kyser who is an aspiring song writer who has the gift of music but learns all too soon that he is also blessed with what they call the evil eye, or maybe its a curse as he becomes a recluse. Lowell blackford kay kyser is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary evil eye which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse.

Tim whelan, featuring kay kysers band as i write in 2009, the th consecutive groovie movie weekend has just concluded and jean veloz is still just as vivacious and attractive as she was in 1944. Mississippi dream boat stereo film version from swing. The three caballeros, a walt disney animated film starring donald duck and dora luz released in south america in 1944, but was released in 1945 in the u. Swing fever is dedicated to the music of the swing era, playing it as critic phil elwood said, as though the numbers are on todays hit parade. I love to watch someone change partners during a swing dance.

Jul 25, 2017 swing fever 1943 film complet en francais a 20170725t23. The ability to hypnotize boxer killer kennedy nat pendleton into winning fights. The mystical powers of a songwriter prove valuable to a. Buy swing fever movie posters from movie poster shop. The footage is of jean veloz, lennie smith, and don gallagher from the famous number undecided. Groovie movie has become a favorite of swing dancers all over the world as they study this piece of history for the delicious look of. Lord and lady gate outtake helen oconnell with jimmy dorsey and his orchestra 03. In this musical, a hypnotic songwriter uses his special talent to help a boxer win his fight. Kay kyser appeared in seven fulllength films during his career, all in which he played himself.

Swing fever is a 1943 american musical comedy film directed by tim whelan. Swing fever entertainment performing arts 70 pleasant ln. The first feature, swing fever to me is more to the musical film in nature. The band still tours washington, oregon, arizona, even alaska and plays festivals and clubs around the bay area.

Arthur freeman and andrew tombes are listed as cast members in hr news items, but their appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. From the contrarian viewpoint, this is the only kay kyser film ive seen yet that ive found watchable. In most of his movie vehicles, bandleader kay kyser played a bandleader named kay kyser. Also in the short were lenny smith, kay vaughn, irene thomas and chuck saggau. Playmates is a good, though controversial,film costarring john barrymore in his last movie. Mariangela, alex and nikos performed it for our 2016. Poster for motion picture starring kay kyser, marilyn. Watch this how to video and you will be swinging to the moves from swing fever in no time. Swing fever is a 1943 english film stars kay kyser, tim whelan, nat perrin, warren wilson, marilyn maxwell, william gargan, nat pendleton, lena. He is conned into doing so by a beautiful exsinger.