The Swell Head
| The Swell Head | |
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| Directed by | Bryan Foy[1] |
| Screenplay by | Hugh Hubert[2][3] |
| Starring | Eddie Foy Jr. Bessie Love |
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Running time | 18 minutes;[2] 2 reels[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Swell Head (also known as The Swelled Head and Eddie Foy, Jr., with Bessie Love in The Swelled Head)[4][5][6] is a 1928 American romantic musical[7] short starring Eddie Foy Jr. and Bessie Love, directed by Foy's brother Bryan. Variety mused that "this may be the first backstage sound short."[2]
The film is preserved at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.[4]
Plot
[edit | edit source]A young man (Foy) and woman (Love) perform a vaudeville act multiple times a day. The young man's ego makes their collaboration difficult. When he is made aware of this, he changes his ways, and the pair fall in love.[2][3]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Eddie Foy Jr.
- Bessie Love
- Eugene Pallette
- Claude Sanders
- James T. Mack[1][8]
Soundtrack
[edit | edit source]- "Cielito Lindo"
- "The Skaters' Waltz"
- "Turkey in the Straw"
- "Espanito"
- "Spring Song"[6][8]
Production
[edit | edit source]A plagiarism lawsuit was filed against the studio.[6]
Release and reception
[edit | edit source]Though it was a short film, because it was a sound film, it headlined at some theaters.[9] The film had its New York premiere at the Strand Theatre.[2]
Foy and Love received high praise for their performances,[2][3] and the film left open the possibility for sequel shorts.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c Love 1977, p. 153
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Swell Head at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Photo of Eddie Foy Jr. and Bessie Love