Born to Swing

01/01/1972

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0hr 49min

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Documentary

STORY

“A tribute to the Swing Era evoked by skillful intercutting of rare material examining the varying fortunes of five ex-Basie sidemen. It looks at the years between 1930 and 1945 when Swing was in its heyday. Features a large number of artists including: the Count Basie Band, Buddy Tate, Earle Warren, Buck Clayton and Gene Krupa.” - BFI

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Humphrey Lyttelton
  • Buck Clayton
  • John Hammond
  • Andy Kirk
  • Jo Jones

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Silverscreen Productions

      Production Countries

    • United Kingdom

    LANGUAGES

    • English