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Swing with Bing

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Swing with Bing is a 1940 short comedic film of a male and female comedy duo covering a professional and celebrity golf tournament. It is a Universal Pictures release. Herbert Polesie directed.[1] The film survives.

It features Bing Crosby[2] golfing and singing. The film is set on location at the Rancho Santa Fe Pro-Am Golf Tournament. The film was produced by the Professional Golf Association of American and Universal.[3] The short film Don't Hook Now was a follow-up.[4]

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  1. ^ Beck, J. J. Johnston; Nick (March 2, 2011). Baby Face and Pop. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781456843380 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Kenny, Kevin (September 10, 2014). American Golf in the Great Depression: The Pros Take to the Grapefruit Circuit. McFarland. ISBN 9780786478125 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Webb, Graham (July 13, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. ISBN 9781476681184 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Giddins, Gary (October 30, 2018). Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316412353 – via Google Books.
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