Swingtime Johnny
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Cast & Crew
Edward F. Cline
Patty Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Harriet Hilliard
Peter Cookson
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With the outbreak of World War II, the Chadwick Pipe Organ Company, under the leadership of the founder's grandson, Jonathan Chadwick, converts to the manufacture of shell casings. For the company's fiftieth anniversary party, company executive Sparks convinces Jonathan to rent the Four Leaf Clover nightclub. Jonathan, however, embarrasses himself when he undresses nightclub singer Linda Lane during her performance, unaware that the strip-tease is part of her act. In order to help the war effort, many of the nightclub's performers, including the Andrews Sisters, go to work on the assembly line at the new munitions plant. Linda, however, is hired by Sparks as Jonathan's new secretary, though she has no practical experience for the job. Jonathan's problems with Linda continue when she becomes part of his carpool, which has a flat tire its first day. After getting knocked unconscious by a gas station attendant during an argument over a tire, Jonathan is taken back to the nightclub performer's apartment building. Later, when the Four Leaf Clover's new band fails to appear, Linda and her friends, along with Jonathan on piano, act as fill-ins. The next morning, the Chadwick board members decide to sell the company to the Caldwell Company of Pittsburgh, after Sparks informs the board that Jonathan's retooling of the plant has been a failure, as all the shell casings are defective. Later, Linda learns from some of the factory workers that Sparks's assessment of the situation is false, and that the shell casings are in perfect condition. While her friends take Jonathan to the local carnival, Linda goes out on a date with Sparks, during which the executive makes a few remarks that cause Linda to become suspicious. Linda then convinces Jonathan to inspect the shell casings himself, and by checking their tonal qualities, he discovers that they are perfect. Jonathan then stops the sale of the plant to the crooked Caldwell, who was actually working in partnership with Sparks. Believing that Jonathan has no romantic interest in her, the heartbroken Linda decides to take a singing job in New York City, much to the dismay of her friends. During the company's anniversary party, Linda's friends, Monk and Steve, tell Jonathan of her plans, so the industrialist informs Linda that she cannot quit her job because it is vital to the war effort. He then confesses his true feelings for her.
Director
Edward F. Cline
Cast
Patty Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Harriet Hilliard
Peter Cookson
Tim Ryan
Matt Willis
William "bill" Phillips
Tom Dugan
Ray Walker
Marion Martin
John Hamilton
John Sheehan
Syd Saylor
Jack Rice
Emmett Vogan
Herbert Heywood
Alphonse Martell
Mitch Ayres
Fern Emmett
Polly Bailey
Eddie Acuff
Billy Wayne
Lew Kelly
Charles Hall
Gladys Blake
The Morell Trio
Harry Harvey
Isabelle Lamal
Roy Brent
Earl Spainard
Perc Launders
Heinie Conklin
Snub Pollard
Crew
Jerome Ash
Bernard B. Brown
Clyde Bruckman
James Austin Butterfield
Everett Carter
Edward Curtiss
R. A. Gausman
Joseph Gershenson
A. J. Gilmore
Kermit Goell
John B. Goodman
Charles Gould
Abraham Grossman
George W. Johnson
Roy Jordan
Jess Moulin
Johnny Murphy
Charlie O'curran
Hugh Prince
Don Raye
Milton Rosen
Harry Ruskin
Henry J. Sayers
Vic Schoen
Fred Spielman
Henry Sullivan
Vera West
Warren Wilson
Warren Wilson
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The working title of this film was Swingtime for Johnny. The film contains the following inside joke: When the Andrews Sisters begin to sing their signature song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," in front of a pet store, the proprietor comes out and stops them, saying, "Every time three dames get together, they think they're the Andrews Sisters."
