Swingtime in the Movies

In this musical short, a waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary gets her big break.

Cast

Fritz Feld

as Mr. Nitvitch

Kathryn Kane

as Joan Mason

John Carroll

as Rick Arden

Charley Foy

as Sammy

Jerry Colonna

as The Texas Tornado

Helen Lynd

as Lorna an Actress

Irene Franklin

as Head Waitress Kate

George Brent

as Himself (uncredited)

John Garfield

as Himself (uncredited)

Leo Gorcey

as Crime School Kid (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I bet there were quite a few Hollywood directors who might have seen a bit of themselves in the “Nitvitch” character amiably portrayed here by Fritz Feld. He has a musical in the pipe called “Texas Tornado” and is struggling to find a leading lady who can speak with a Texican accent. Then, as luck w...

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