Swifty is framed for the murder of Alec MeNiel by the Lawyer Cheevers and the stepson Price. Then they incite the locals to form a lynch mob, but Swifty has an unexpected ally in the Sheriff who knows Price was after his stepfather's land.
Is this worth your time? Look, if you dig movies where the hero is framed in the first ten minutes and spends the next hour proving he’s a good guy, you’ll enjoy Swifty. It’s got that specific 1930s Saturday matinee energy. If you need complex subplots or characters who actually talk like real human beings, you’re prob...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Alan James
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"Is this worth your time? Look, if you dig movies where the hero is framed in the first ten minutes and spends the next hour proving he’s a good guy, you’ll enjoy Swifty. It’s got that specific 1930s Saturday matinee energy. If you need complex subplots or characters who actually talk like real human beings, you’re probably going to be bored out of your mind. The whole setup is pretty standard. We’ve got Swifty, who’s basically a saint, getting caught up in a mess involving a dead guy named Alec..."
Stephen Payne, Roger Allman, Bennett Cohen, Walter Farrar
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