Swing!

Apr 29 1938 N/A 1h 9m
Drama, Musical

Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.

Plot

When Mandy Jenkins catches her husband Cornell out on a date with Eloise Jackson in a small cabaret in Birmingham, Alabama, she and Jackson have a fight. Months later, Eloise is living in Harlem and about to star in a musical, produced and directed by Ted Gregory, who hopes to be the first black producer to put on a show on Broadway. Mandy, meanwhile, has also moved to Harlem, and is hired by Gregory as wardrobe mistress at the suggestion of his secretary, Lena, with whom Gregory has fallen in love. But Gregory has problems getting backing for the show, and is unhappy that Eloise often comes drunk and late to the rehearsals. And things look hopeless when Eloise breaks her leg falling down a stairway while in a drunken stupor.

Written by

Oscar Micheaux

Directed by

Oscar Micheaux

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Micheaux Film

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
183
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA