The Prisoner of Swing

1938
Approved
22 Min.

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June Allyson in The Prisoner of Swing (1938)

Parody Satire Adventure Comedy Musical Short

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuMusical satire based on Anthony Hope's Ruritanian novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" in which a commoner takes the place of a lookalike king.Musical satire based on Anthony Hope's Ruritanian novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" in which a commoner takes the place of a lookalike king.Musical satire based on Anthony Hope's Ruritanian novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" in which a commoner takes the place of a lookalike king.

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5,5/10

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Hal Le Roy

Rudolph, King of Sulvania…

Eddie Foy Jr.

Dantsau

June Allyson

Princess

Al Fields

Colonel

Percy Helton

Messenger

Bruce Evans

Ruth Dryden

Antoinette

The Debutantes

Palace Singers
(as Lester Cole Singers)

Gae Foster Girls

Palace Dancers
(as The Gae Foster Girls)

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Vitaphone production reels B108-B109.

Zitate
Mr. Razzenstill: Pardon me, my good woman. I'm here for the saxophone season. Can you tell me if there's any swinging going on here?

Crazy Credits
The Characters in this picture are fictitious. If you detect any resemblance in it to anybody you've ever met, you had better go to the box office now - and have your head examined.

Verbindungen
Spoofs Der Gefangene von Zenda (1937)

Soundtracks
By a Waterfall
(uncredited)
Music by Sammy Fain
Played during both moat scenes

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7/10

For everyone who longed for a singing/dancing version of "The Prisoner of Zenda".

In 1937, Selznick Pictures scored a big hit with "The Prisoner of Zenda" (with Ronald Colman) and the film is still a delight to watch. Apparently, Warner Brothers thought parodying the picture in this musical short would be a good idea.

The film begins with a guy (Hal Le Roy) arriving in the kingdom to play at the King's ball. It just so happens that the King and the musician look identical...and soon the musician is drafted to pose as the King after he's abducted. Soon, however, some realize this guy CANNOT be the real King because he's not a jerk!

Hal Le Roy was never a big star but appeared in quite a few pleasant shorts. He often sang and danced in them. I think he never went further because, sadly, he was a gangly looking guy who just didn't have the Hollywood look. On hand for support was a complete unknown at the time...a young June Allyson in one of her earliest roles.

So is this any good? Well, the singing and dancing are nice, though I thought they should have infused more comedy into the film...though there are a few funny moments. Overall, a pleasant films...but by all means DON'T skip the 1937 movie...it's amazing.