Swing High is a 1932 American Pre-Code short documentary film directed by Jack Cummings. In 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Novelty). The film documents The Flying Codonas, a family of flying trapeze artists.
Practical Effects
Every stunt is flesh, bone, and pure lunatic courage.
Direction
Cummings captures vertigo without modern tricks.
Director
Jack Cummings
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pre-Code Hollywood loved death-defying 'novelty' shorts before the Hays Code sanitized screen violence.
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