Swing for Sale

Name: Swing for Sale
Genre: Short, Music
Released: 1941-08-11
Duration: 3 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: The Charioteers

1941
3m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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Music Short

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale" in a very casual nightclub and it isn't long before all the patrons are dancing.The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale" in a very casual nightclub and it isn't long before all the patrons are dancing.The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale" in a very casual nightclub and it isn't long before all the patrons are dancing.

Director
- Robert R. Snody
Star
- The Charioteers

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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Director
- Robert R. Snody
Star
- The Charioteers

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This soundie has been preserved by the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center.

Soundtracks
Swing for Sale
Music by Saul Chaplin
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Performed by The Charioteers

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6/10

Near Their Peak

The Charioteers sing the title song in this simple, engaging soudie.

Soundies were music videos produced from about 1940 through 1947. They were played on musical jukeboxes called the Mills Panaram, which could be found in diners bowling alleys, and similar venues. Mills and several competitors produced more than two thousand of them in those years.

The Charioteers were a popular close-harmony group that flourished from about 1930 through 1957. Originally they sang gospel, but moved on to other types of music. The year they made this, they also appeared in more than 1400 performances of the Broadway hit HELLZAPOPPIN'. The following year they became the studio chorus on Bing Crosby's radio show.