Swingtime Johnny

1944 film by Edward F. Cline

Patty Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Laverne Andrews

CinematographyJerome AshEdited byEdward CurtissColor processBlack and white

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed byUniversal Pictures

Release dates

December 16, 1943 (1943-12-16) (New York City)
February 4, 1944 (1944-02-04) (United States)

Running time

60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Swingtime Johnny is a 1944 American comedy musical film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews and Laverne Andrews.^[1]

Plot

A factory that manufactures pipe organs is converted into a munitions supplier for the war effort. While celebrating the firm's 50th anniversary at a nightclub, Jonathan Chadwick, the company's president, makes a spectacle of himself over underdressed performer Linda Lane, unaware that her striptease is a part of her act.

Linda ends up landing a job as Jonathan's secretary at the plant. She also discovers that a rival company about to purchase the entire enterprise from Jonathan is defrauding him, falsely claiming that the plant's shell casings are defective. Linda intends to leave for New York to resume her singing career until Jonathan persuades her to stay.

Cast

Patty Andrews as Patty Andrews
Maxene Andrews as Maxene Andrews
Laverne Andrews as Laverne Andrews
Harriet Nelson as Linda (as Harriet Hillard)
Peter Cookson as Jonathan
Tim Ryan as Sparks
Matt Willis as Monk
William 'Bill' Philips as Steve
Tom Dugan as Grugg
Ray Walker as Mike
Marion Martin as Flashy Blonde
John Hamilton as Caldwell
John Sheehan as Raffle Wheel Barker
Syd Saylor as Sea Food Barker
Jack Rice as Bill
Emmett Vogan as Chairman of the Board
Herbert Heywood as Pop
Alphonse Martell as Pierre
Mitchell Ayres as Self (as Mitch Ayres)
Mitchell Ayres Orchestra as Orchestra

See also

List of American films of 1944

References

^ The Andrews Sisters: A Biography and Career Record By H. Arlo Nimmo p 168

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Films directed by Edward F. Cline

Circus Days (1923)
Three Ages (1923)
Captain January (1924)
Little Robinson Crusoe (1924)
Along Came Ruth (1924)
When a Man's a Man (1924)
The Rag Man (1925)
Old Clothes (1925)
Let It Rain (1927)
Soft Cushions (1927)
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928)
Vamping Venus (1928)
The Head Man (1928)
The Crash (1928)
Broadway Fever (1929)
His Lucky Day (1929)
The Forward Pass (1929)
In the Next Room (1930)
Sweet Mama (1930)
Leathernecking (1930)
The Widow from Chicago (1930)
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
The Naughty Flirt (1931)
Cracked Nuts (1931)
The Girl Habit (1931)
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
Parole Girl (1933)
So This Is Africa (1933)
Fighting to Live (1934)
Peck's Bad Boy (1934)
The Dude Ranger (1934)
When a Man's a Man (1935)
The Cowboy Millionaire (1935)
F-Man (1936)
On Again-Off Again (1937)
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
High Flyers (1937)
Hawaii Calls (1938)
Go Chase Yourself (1938)
Breaking the Ice (1938)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
The Bank Dick (1940)
Hello, Sucker (1941)
Meet the Chump (1941)
Cracked Nuts (1941)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
Private Snuffy Smith (1942)
What's Cookin'? (1942)
Private Buckaroo (1942)
Give Out, Sisters (1942)
Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
He's My Guy (1943)
Crazy House (1943)
Swingtime Johnny (1943)
Hat Check Honey (1944)
Slightly Terrific (1944)
Night Club Girl (1945)
See My Lawyer (1945)
Penthouse Rhythm (1945)
Bringing Up Father (1946)
Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)

External links

Swingtime Johnny at TCMDB
Swingtime Johnny at IMDb

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