Streamlined Swing (1938)

Streamlined Swing

Short1938Approved9m
ShortMusic
5.0 / 10(235)

A group of singing porters, waiters, and chefs on a private railcar are rewarded when the billionaire owner gives the railcar he no longer wants to them. They convert the railcar into a diner in Los Angeles and sing to bring in customers.

Rated
Approved
Runtime
9m
Released
1938
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1938

Storyline

A group of singing porters, waiters, and chefs on a private railcar are rewarded when the billionaire owner gives the railcar he no longer wants to them. They convert the railcar into a diner in Los Angeles and sing to bring in customers.

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User reviews

5/10

Buster Keaton's Show about "Dinah, the Diner"

👍 6 · 3/15/2006
5/10

An amiable time-passer and an interesting look at Black America in the 1930s

👍 7 · 11/25/2006
6/10

Streamlined Swing is an entertaining Original Sing Band short directed by Buster Keaton

👍 4 · 7/1/2008

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
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