La Fièvre du swing

Titre original : Swing Fever

1943
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1h 19min

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Kay Kyser and Marilyn Maxwell in La Fièvre du swing (1943)

Lowell Blackford (Kay Kyser) is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary "evil eye" which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse. He goes in search of a Broadway publisher for a symphonietta he has written, and ends up crashing an audition at the Swing Publishing Company, where he meets torch singer Ginger Gray (Marilyn Maxwell) and her fiance and promoter, Waltzy Malone (William Gargan). Ginger accidently walks off with his music and he follows her to a gym where Waltzy's fighter, "Killer" Kennedy (Nat Pendleton), has just been kayoed by his sparring partner. Waltzy learns of Lowell's hypnotic power and believes that Kennedy can win the championship if Lowell uses his power against the champ. He arranges for Lowell to lead the band at the club where Ginger sings. The latter objects to the role she is to play in getting Lowell to use his "evil eye" but Waltzy persuades her to go along by telling Lowell that Kennedy is her brother and it means everything to her if he wins the fight. Lowell, after having Ginger turn down his marriage proposal, joins the Tank Corps. Waltzy is frantic and he has a phoney doctor tell Lowell he needs rest followed by attending a prize fight, and also tells him Ginger has accepted his proposal.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueLowell Blackford (Kay Kyser) is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary "evil eye" which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse. He goes in search of a Broadw... Tout lireLowell Blackford (Kay Kyser) is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary "evil eye" which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse. He goes in search of a Broadway publisher for a symphonietta he has written, and ends up crashing an audition at the Sw... Tout lireLowell Blackford (Kay Kyser) is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary "evil eye" which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse. He goes in search of a Broadway publisher for a symphonietta he has written, and ends up crashing an audition at the Swing Publishing Company, where he meets torch singer Ginger Gray (Marilyn Maxwell) and her ... Tout lire

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The girl dancer in this film, Jean Veloz, appeared on Steve Harvey's TV program, "Little Big Shots- Forever Young" (2016) on June 28, 2017. She performed the number she did in the film with two partners.

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Sh-! Don't Make a Sound
Written by Sunny Skylar
Sung by Marilyn Maxwell
Played by Kay Kyser and His Band

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His homespun appeal

At the end of the 40s Kay Kyser left show business rather abruptly and never came back, almost Garbo like. He was wildly popular in the 40s and Swing Fever is an example of his homespun appeal.

Kyser who has ambitions to be a classical composer gets involved with a group of musicians who know nothing but current swing. He's a square from Delaware as they said back in the day, but he's soon in the groove.

He also has what they call back in the piney woods where he comes from an 'evil eye', one hypnotic stare and you're in a trance.

Fight manager William Gargan hopes to use Kyser's gift to get his palooka of a fighter Nat Pendleton a few wins for a change. And Marilyn Maxwell wants to sing with the band.

She and regular Kyser male vocalist Harry Babbitt do a few numbers and Lena Horne sings in this film as well.

Swing Fever is a pleasant piece of World War 2 era fluff.