Swingin' on a Rainbow

{{short description|1945 film by William Beaudine}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Swingin' on a Rainbow

| image = Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945) Poster.jpg

| caption = 1945 poster

| director = William Beaudine

| producer = Edward J. White

| writer = Olive Cooper
John Grey

| narrator =

| starring = Jane Frazee
Harry Langdon
Richard Davies

| music =

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = Republic Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1945}}

| runtime = 72 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

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Swingin' on a Rainbow is a 1945 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jane Frazee. It includes the final film appearance of Harry Langdon. The film's copyright was renewed in 1973, as a published work from 1945 it will enter the public domain on January 1, 2041.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/catalogofc19733271213libr/page/52/mode/1up?view=theater&q=rainbow |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |publisher=Library of Congress |year=1973 |language=en}}

Plot

At a radio station run by Thomas Marsden, a songwriter, Jimmy Rhodes, skips town without fulfilling a contractual obligation, so amateur songstress Lynn Bird is hired to replace him, Marsden mistakenly believing her to be Rhodes's partner.

Bird composes and writes a few songs, with help from Marsden's assistant, Chester Willoughby, and her success helps save the station.

Cast

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