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It's A Swingeroo... Rootin', zootin' swing-stars... 'teen-stars... hot licks and hep-cats!

5.5

1942•1h 9m

J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the classics and won't allow him to replace Professor Bistell and his symphonic orchestra. Conspiring with his daughter Sue and her friends, Marvo the Great, the Andrews Sisters, Anne Payne and bandleader Woody Herman, they devise a sabotage plot that gets rid of Professor Bistell, and a new sound is soon heard on the program.

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Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Photo of Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Photo of Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Photo of Jane Frazee

Jane Frazee

Anne Payne

Photo of Robert Paige

Robert Paige

Bob J. Riley

Photo of Gloria Jean

Gloria Jean

Sue Courtney

Photo of Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

Marvo the Great

Photo of Charles Butterworth

Charles Butterworth

J. P. Courtney

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Billie Burke

Agatha Courtney

Photo of Grace McDonald

Grace McDonald

Angela

Photo of Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Tommy

Photo of Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan

Peggy

Photo of Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Professor Bistell

Photo of Charles Lane

Charles Lane

K.D. Reynolds

Photo of Woody Herman

Woody Herman

Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader

Photo of Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Doorman (uncredited)

Photo of Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Butler

Photo of Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Butler

Photo of Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)

Photo of Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

Butler

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