Hotel a la Swing

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Hotel a la Swing

1937

0h 22m

6.0(1 votes)

Music

Comedy

Overview

In this musical-comedy short, an out-of-work theatre troupe assumes management of the debt-ridden Grand Majestic Hotel.

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6 members

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Eddie Foy Jr.

Reed - Revue Producer / Hotel Manager

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Marcia Wayne

Singer

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Nina Tinova

Dancer

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Dimitri

Dancer

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John Guy Sampsel

Mr. Mayfair

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Rose Kessner

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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