Swing Your Lady (1938)

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Certainly not a typical WB offering. Jack L must have been vacationing on the moon when this was being filmed. And, I am damn glad it was filmed.Some of the reviews were, as happens so often, pretentious as all get out, and they should get out.Bogie wanted out. Doesn't matter. He was the least in "Swing Your Lady." This flick belonged to everyone else appearing, particularly Louise Fazenda and Penny Singleton who, later, was so typecast as Blondie.She is a brunett-ie here and shows stuff she never had the opportunity to display elsewhere. Her dancing is pure fun, her near-operatic voice blending perfectly with The Weaver Brothers and Elviry - another plus for this crazy, fun piece.Usually, in films like these, such guests do a number, often short, but this time their wild talents were given free rein.The Maddox Brothers and Rose had a similar act, and they are, equally, my favorite hillbilly acts.A fat plus was the character who portrayed the bearded wrestler. He was a straight hoot and, last but far from least, Nat Pendleton as a not too bright wrassler was fabulous. After TCM showed this movie they showed "6,000 Enemies," again featuring Pendleton, this time as we usually see him - as a heavy."Swing Your Lady" had some of the best hillybilly music, the cast provided lotsa laughs with a damn clever/funny script.Gee - we used to get the funny stuff without the liberal use of the 'f' word, and all the accompanying sleaze.Hey, I'm not against sleaze if it's dun tastefully. EEE-haaa.

I've been trying to find the name of this movie for about 20 years (I saw it when I was in college). The only thing I remember from it was the scene a previous commenter described about a girl throwing a guy to the ground and challenging him to "say hootie owl" (meaning, "I give up"; it made me laugh out loud, too, and I've used the "say hootie owl" bit ever since.I've asked every film buff I know, I searched on line again and again. Nothing. Until this evening when I searched once again.Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now I just need to see it again.Laurie McCabe

This film is just wonderful entertainment. All good actors from yesteryear. Bogart like you never seen him. Then there is the future President of the United States when he was young and could not possibly know what kind of a future was in store for him. Some of my favorite actors that are gone but not forgotten. Just good old fashion corny light hearted entertainment. The acting is very good. The dancing and singing are lots of fun. The storyline is just pure smiles. That is really true. You just watch this film with a smile on your face the entire time. They could never make a film like this today. It is a real family entertainment picture. The only embarrassment that a person could feel while watching this film is enjoying it so thoroughly. It's great.

I will just start by saying this was a funny and cute movie.It stars Humphery Bogart as a Wrestling promoter who was come to the Ozarks with his wrestler Joe. Joe,a loveable dim-wit, has been entered into an exhibition match with the local Amazon,and black smith. Miss Sadie Horn, to whom Ed (Bogart) has instructed him not to meet untill the day of the match.All things change when one evening Joe is out running and stumbles over Miss Horn working. He falls hopelessly in love with her and she is quite smitten by him. Much to the dis-may of her Beau,Noah.The comedy insues,with this very odd triangle, and witty dialogue. a must see by all classic movie viewers.My favorite line from this movie is:(Joe is holding a horseshoe that Sadie gave him for luck)Joe: (rubbing the horseshoe and looking very sad)Man: what is he doing?Ed: I don't know...maybe he saving up for a horse.