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The Swell Head

1928 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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The film is preserved at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.[4]

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Plot

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

Soundtrack

Production

A plagiarism lawsuit was filed against the studio.[6]

Release and reception

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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