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What is the plot of Swing High, Swing Low?
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Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Swing High, Swing Low (1937) is a film adaptation of the 1927 play Burlesque by George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins. The story follows the rise and fall of a trumpet player, portrayed by Fred MacMurray, who struggles as his newfound fame and fast-paced lifestyle lead him to lose his wife, played by Carole Lombard.1