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Streamlined Swing (1938) Plot Summary Explained

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1938 · 9 mins · English
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Directed by
Buster Keaton
Starring
Lester Dorr, Richard Cramer, Walter Soderling

A miniature musical follows a band of African‑American railway waiters who think they’ve struck a deal to acquire a dining‑car and turn it into a street‑side diner on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. To attract patrons they perform a cappella numbers that become the film’s soundtrack. Just as they entertain a crowd of well‑to‑do onlookers, the police arrive with unwelcome news.

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