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    Born to Swing

    49'

    1972-01-01

    N/A

    Documentary

    Overview:

    “A tribute to the Swing Era evoked by skillful intercutting of rare material examining the varying fortunes of five ex-Basie sidemen. It looks at the years between 1930 and 1945 when Swing was in its heyday. Features a large number of artists including: the Count Basie Band, Buddy Tate, Earle Warren, Buck Clayton and Gene Krupa.” - BFI

    DirectingJohn Jeremy

    Cast

    1

    Humphrey Lyttelton

    1

    Buck Clayton

    1

    John Hammond

    1

    Andy Kirk

    1

    Jo Jones

    1

    Albert McCarthy

    1

    Gene Krupa

    1

    Snub Mosley

    1

    Joe Newman

    1

    Buddy Tate

    1

    Earle Warren

    1

    Dicky Wells

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Silverscreen Productions
    • Vote Count: 0
    • Popularity: 0.2821
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Born to Swing

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