Swellhead

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Swellhead
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Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Written by Gerald Beaumont
William Jacobs
Produced by Bryan Foy
Starring Wallace Ford
Dickie Moore
Barbara Kent
Cinematography Joseph A. Valentine
Edited by Arthur Hilton
Production
company
Bryan Foy Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 4, 1935 (1935-05-04)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Swellhead is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Wallace Ford, Dickie Moore and Barbara Kent. [1]

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Plot

A cocky baseball player is forever bragging about his success on the field, and off it with woman. However, after he suffers in an accident, his luck seems to have turned against him.

Cast

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References

  1. Dick 2010, p. 239.

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