S-Wing it!: The "Cats" Yowl in Carnegie Hall

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A 16mm print of a film with the title S-Wing It!: The "Cats" Yowl in Carnegie Hall. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film without sound. The film opens with a title card that reads [RKO-PATHE NEWS / S-WING IT! / THE "CATS" YOWL / IN CARNEGIE HALL / Described by ANDRE BARUCH]. In the first scene, cars can be seen driving past Carnegie Hall as people holding placards march outside the building. The next shot shows a poster that reads [BENNY GOODMAN / AND HIS / SWING ORCHESTRA] before another scene with people entering a building plays. In the next scene, the Benny Goodman Orchestra is seen performing on stage as members of the audience sing and tap their feet.

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