Swing High

Name: Swing High
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1932-11-12
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Pete Smith, Edward Codona, Lalo Codona, Alfredo Codona, Vera Codona

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1932

Release Year

10 min

Runtime

Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

trapeze artist

Cast

Pete Smith

Narrator (voice)

Edward Codona

Lalo Codona

Alfredo Codona

Vera Codona

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@Geronimo1967

February 11, 2024

7/10

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 eas…

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