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Swing High

1932-11-12 Documentary 10mins

Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Novelty). The film documents The Flying Codonas, a family of flying trapeze artists.

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Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Novelty). The film documents The Flying Codonas, a family of flying trapeze artists.

  • Released
    1932-11-12
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    10mins
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Crew

Jack Cummings
Director
Keywords:
trapeze artist

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Cast

Pete Smith

Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Edward Codona

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Lalo Codona

Lalo Codona
Alfredo Codona

Alfredo Codona
Vera Codona

Vera Codona

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-02-11

The usually lightly sarcastic Pete Smith narrates this short documentary looking at the acrobatic Codona family. We start with a little bit ... read more

The usually lightly sarcastic Pete Smith narrates this short documentary looking at the acrobatic Codona family. We start with a little bit of Vera's practice session before Alfredo tests the apparatus before a live show with a packed audience below. He flies through the air with the greatest of ease (at up to 60mph) with pirouettes and turns before being caught by his brother Lalo. There's quite an interesting perspective from a top-down slo-motion camera that gives some indication of the perilous nature of their routines. Despite an early visit to the safety net, Alfredo manages the first ever airborne double somersault ever, anywhere... then a triple pirouette. Can he manage a triple somersault? Blindfolds - well a pillowcase? It's fascinating to watch this, and though I would have liked some natural sound with some crowd oohs and ahhs, the use of the slow motion imagery does work well and Smith's on quite good form, too. I did enjoy this.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

The usually lightly sarcastic Pete Smith narrates this short documentary looking at the acrobatic Codona family. We start with a little bit of Vera's practice session before Alfredo tests the apparatus before a live show with a packed audie...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-02-11

The usually lightly sarcastic Pete Smith narrates this short documentary looking at the acrobatic Codona family. We start with a little bit of Vera's practice session before Alfredo tests the apparatu...

read more