Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Michael_Elliott Mystery in Swing (1940) ** 1/2 (out of 4)Entertaining murder-mystery about a popular band leader who has plenty of enemies out there. One day he is killed and the main suspect is the father of a woman he was trying to date. Before long various other red herrings show up as it seems no one liked the man.MYSTERY IN SWING is a pretty entertaining race picture that manages to put itself right up there with the other "B" mysteries that were being pumped out by Hollywood at the time. Quite often these race movies didn't look very good technically because of the low-budgets but that's not the case here. In all honesty this here could easily pass off as a Hollywood "B" film.There are quite a few good things about this movie including the mystery itself. Sure, we've seen this type of thing countless times before as there's a bad man who many people hated and we learn of the reasons why as we slowly click down to the ending where we learn the truth. I actually thought the mystery was well-done here and the revealing killer was nice. The film even gets into some horror trappings at the end, which is another added bonus.As with many other race movies from this era, this one here features some nice jazz music, which adds to the entertainment. I also thought the performances were above average for this type of film. All in all, MYSTERY IN SWING runs a fast-paced 64-minute and is a lot of fun.

dbborroughs Musician and heel Prince Ellis has returned to town and taken up with sweet Linda. Linda's father doesn't like the fact that his daughter is seeing his daughter and tries to put a stop to it. When Ellis ends up dead, Linda's father becomes the main suspect, but it isn't long before suspects and people with an ax to grind are coming out of the woodwork. Wading in to the mystery is a reporter and a secretary from his paper and they are determined to get to the bottom of the murder. Okay murder mystery is the sort thing that with a bigger budget and more experienced hands would have been a cracking little murder tale. Here it's a not quite as good because the cast is a bit uneven and the direction seems to be off by a beat or two. It doesn't ruin the film but it made me slightly annoyed because I had the feeling that this could have been a great little film if it had a little bit more…. Short comings aside this is worth a look if you like the mysteries of the 40's.

Spuzzlightyear Pretty crazy whodunit featuring an all black cast trying to figure out who murdered the philandering trumpet player who was just about to go to Hollywood to Make It Big. Was it his wife? His Girlfriend? His Would-Be-Girlfriend? Her Father? His Butler? The newspaper guy? Who knows? And who cares? The result of this is just a little underwhelming, and the actors here don't really get me in a mood to care one way or another finding out. Why snake venom as a weapon? Who knows? Who cares? The music in this is alright, but there's little of it, and most of it is pretty "let's get this over with" This isn't worthy of your time. There are better all-black casted movies out there.

David (Handlinghandel) The plot follows a routine B-picture formula. Someone with a lot of enemies is murdered. Who did it? Along the way, we get vignettes of each of the characters. There's also lots of music. The music -- swing (as one could guess) and jazz is not to my taste particularly but it's sensationally well performed.What sets this apart from the rest is that it's a race picture. The performers are black and it was made for all-black audiences. I love watching these movies when they turn up. Some are superb, like Edgar Ulmer's "Moon Over Harlem." Some are quite good. Many are disappointing --or maybe were made so cheaply they haven't survived well today.This movie is has several beautiful actresses, whom I don't recognize right off. The actors are skilled also. And it's short, professional, and snappy. Catch it if you have the chance!