Swing It 88 years old

Louis Prima, between song numbers, tells how he happened to get a job in a Hollywood cafe playing music while a couple, unrelated to anything else, play a slot machine in the background. This short was reissued in 1944 and again in 1952. Lucille Ball has a bit part. Song numbers include; "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", "Up a Lazy River", "Dinah","Basin Street Blues" and "Johnny Get Your Gun."

Credits

Swing It Cast

Name Character
Lucille Ball She was 24, 77 years old when she died as Mary (uncredited)
Louis Prima He was 25, 67 years old when he died as Louis Prima - Band Leader
Pee Wee Russell He was 30, 62 years old when he died as Himself

Swing It Crew

Name Department
Leslie Goodwins as Director. She was 36 (69) years old when She died Directing
Charles E. Roberts as Original Story. He was 93 (90) years old when He died Writing
Swing It (88 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, June 30, 1936
  • Runtime: 16 minutes