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Swingin' on a Rainbow

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Swingin' on a Rainbow
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byOlive Cooper
John Grey
Produced byEdward J. White
StarringJane Frazee
Harry Langdon
Richard Davies
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • 1945 (1945)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Swingin' on a Rainbow is a 1945 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jane Frazee. It includes the final film appearance of Harry Langdon.

Plot

At a radio station run by Thomas Marsden, a songwriter, Jimmy Rhodes, skips town without fulfilling a contractual obligation, so amateur songstress Lynn Bird is hired to replace him, Marsden mistakenly believing her to be Rhodes's partner.

Bird composes and writes a few songs, with help from Marsden's assistant, Chester Willoughby, and her success helps save the station.

Cast

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