Cinderella Swings It

Cinderella Swings It (1943)

Cold River Stages Big Show for the USO!

Scattergood Baines, Coldriver's most popular citizen, neighborly counselor and sly old fox, entices a Broadway producer to Coldriver to see the gay musical extravaganza Baines is staging for the benefit of the U.S.O. He is also promoting the singing career of his latest local protégé, Betty Palmer. There are a few problems but the Sage of Coldriver manages to keep pulling the right strings.

Date of release
1943-01-22
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 9m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Christy Cabanne
Collection
Scattergood Baines

Casting

Interesting facts

Cinderella Swings It is a 1943 American comedy-drama film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Michael L. Simmons, based on short stories by Clarence Budington Kelland about small-town philanthropist Scattergood Baines. Produced and Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on January 22, 1943, and stars Guy Kibbee and Gloria Warren. It was the last of the six films in the Scattergood Baines series and the only one without the word “Scattergood” in the title. Originally called Scattergood Swings It, the picture was renamed because the franchise was declining in popularity.

Production

The sixth and final installment in the Scattergood Baines film series, it was the only one of the series which was a musical. In July 1942 it was announced that Guy Kibbee would star in the picture, at that time named Scattergood Swings It, to be produced by Jerrold T. Brandt, who had produced the other five Scattergood films. Right after Kibbee was announced, Gloria Warren was given the female lead in the picture.

Trade screenings of the film occurred on January 18 and 19, 1943. The film premiered on January 22, after which it was announced that it would be released nationwide in the United States on February 22. Shortly after its release, Cinderella Swings It was given a class A-1 rating by the National Legion of Decency, making it unobjectionable for general audiences.

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