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Swingtime in the Movies (1938)

December 24, 1938 (US) Comedy, Music • 20m

Overview

In this musical short, a waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary gets her big break.

Director

Crane Wilbur

Writer

Crane Wilbur

Top Billed

Fritz Feld

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld

Mr. Nitvitch

Kathryn Kane
Kathryn Kane

Joan Mason

John Carroll
John Carroll

Rick Arden

Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna

The Texas Tornado

Helen Lynd
Helen Lynd

Lorna an Actress

Irene Franklin
Irene Franklin

Head Waitress Kate

George Brent
George Brent

Himself (uncredited)

John Garfield
John Garfield

Himself (uncredited)

Leo Gorcey
Leo Gorcey

Crime School Kid (uncredited)

Huntz Hall
Huntz Hall

Crime School Kid (uncredited)

Billy Halop
Billy Halop

Crime School Kid (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes

Studio Lot Extra (uncredited)

Bobby Jordan
Bobby Jordan

Crime School Kid (uncredited)

Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane

Dallas Exhibitor Bob O'Donnell (uncredited)

Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane

Herself (uncredited)

Rosemary Lane
Rosemary Lane

Herself (uncredited)

Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo

Mr. Dodds (uncredited)

Fay McKenzie
Fay McKenzie

Girl from Dallas (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring
Kansas Moehring

Movie Set Cowboy (uncredited)

Pat O'Brien
Pat O'Brien

Himself (uncredited)

Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin

Movie Set Cowboy (uncredited)

Marie Wilson
Marie Wilson

Herself (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp

Man in Studio Cafe

Crew
Wilfrid M. Cline
Wilfrid M. Cline

Director of Photography

Charles Novi
Charles Novi

Production Design

Milo Anderson
Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Stanley Jones
Stanley Jones

Sound Designer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

July 13, 2025

I bet there were quite a few Hollywood directors who might have seen a bit of themselves in the “Nitvitch” character amiably portrayed here by Fritz Feld. He has a musical in the pipe called “Texas Tornado” and is struggling to find a leading lady who can speak with a Texican accent. Then, as luck would have it, a visit to a staff canteen full of real-life stars supping their 1930s equivalent of a kale smoothie and aspiring actresses who fawn at … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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