The Big Swing

The macabre tale of a child trying to overcome her fear of the swing. This film was made as part of the 7th edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

Queen of Swing

QUEEN OF SWING recounts the true story of a Jazz Age trailblazer — 95-year-old entertainer Norma Miller. The engaging biography highlights the life, career and indomitable spirit of the Harlem-born actress, dancer and ch

Swing: The Movie

In the gritty streets of 1945 Philadelphia, aspiring jazz musician and street hustler, Trip, dreams of a life-changing opportunity awaiting him in the vibrant world of Harlem. With three days until the audition, his jour

Swing Your Partner

A horse (with a Jack Benny attitude and voice) is treated like a horse and doesn't like it, so he gets even with his owner.

Loves, Delights and Organs

The head of a school in a little French country town encourages the playful romances between his young students, as well as a love of jazz music.

The Mystic Swing

The professor shows his power to Mephisto by mysteriously placing a young lady in a swing. Mephisto then shows his power by making the young lady disappear from the swing, to the surprise of the professor. The professor

In Full Swing

A documentary on the making of the 1936 film Swing Time, featuring interviews with jazz and film critic Gary Giddens, dance critic Brian Seibert, and Dorothy Fields biographer Deborah Grace Winer. This is an all-encompas

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White and the wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw. Nesbit marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of

The Perilous Swing

Helen is enjoying a ride on her horse, "Hazard," after her day's work, when news comes that "Red" Purdy and his aides are escaping after making a big haul. When the automobile in which they are escaping breaks down they

The Mood Swing

In a magical land on top of a hill, a boy learns how to ride an enchanted swing that mirrors his emotional ups and downs.

Swing In with The Pentangle

Filmed by WDR, featuring excerpts of a concert, some backstage shots, autograph signing, various bits of banter, a train trip to Devon, and a visit to a Scottish castle.

The View from the Swing

Ted, a young father (Todd Andrew Bryant), is on pins and needles as he counts down the days before the birth of his first child. Unsure of how to deal with the situation, the soon-to-be-dad suddenly realizes that the onl

The Arkansas Swing

Ken, Gil, Hezzie and Gabe are members of the Country & Western band 'The Hoosier Hotshots'. They get involved with the beautiful Margie MacGregor, the scheming villain Pamela Trent and horse races. The Hoosier Hotshots d

Swing Out the Blues

The film is partly a parody of The Goodwill Court, a popular radio problem hosted by advice-dispenser "Mr. Anthony". The host of a "What's your problem?" radio hour tries to smooth the romantic path of singer Rich Clevel

Swing Cat's Jamboree

"Swing cat" Louis Prima and his jazz quartette play songs and accompany featured singers and dancers.

Mystery in Swing

In and around some great blues, swing and jazz music, a very unpopular band-leader. Prince Ellis, is killed in a Harlem nightclub, and, in and around some more great music, a detective finds the lists of suspects is very

Swing it, Boccaccio

The theater director Sten Rampe, Svend Blom and Ulrik Blad are on their way to Sten's summer house and suddenly get a flat tire. The fate brings them together with seven young women whose car has fallen out for the same

School for Swing

A (seemingly) entertainment agent gets dragged into the swing school to see all of the great budding talent.

Swing Swish Sway

"Inspired by Rosalie 'Rose' Bamberger (1921-1990), the mixed-race Filipina American paintbrush maker and co-founder of the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) in 1955. When DOB shifted their focus to becoming the first US lesbian

Swing of Change