Swing Shift
- Drama
- Romance
- War
In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers. As the war drags on, Kay finally dates her trumpet-playing foreman and life gets more complicated.
Cast
Goldie Hawn
Kay Walsh
Kurt Russell
Lucky Lockhart
Christine Lahti
Hazel Zanussi
Fred Ward
Biscuits Toohey
Ed Harris
Jack Walsh
Sudie Bond
Annie
Holly Hunter
Jeannie Sherman
Patty Maloney
Laverne
Lisa Pelikan
Violet Mulligan
Susan Peretz
Edith Castle
Joey Aresco
Johnny Bonnano
- Morris 'Tex' Biggs
Morris 'Tex' Biggs
Clarence
Reid Cruickshanks
Spike
Danny Darst
Deacon
Dennis Fimple
Rupert George
Chris Lemmon
Lt. O'Connor
Charles Napier
Moon Willis
Stephen Tobolowsky
French deMille / Documentary Narrator
- Laura Hawn
Laura Hawn
Ethel
Marvin Miller
Rollo
Susan Barnes
Skinny
- Beth Henley
Beth Henley
Bible Pusher
Gene Borkan
M.P. at Embarkation
Alana Stewart
Frankie Parker
- Phillip Christon
Phillip Christon
Recruit at Egyptian
Penny Johnson Jerald
Genevieve
- Isabell O'Connor
Isabell O'Connor
Rita
Maggie Renzi
First Interviewer
Sandy McLeod
Second Interviewer
- George 'Red' Schwartz
George 'Red' Schwartz
Cribman
Alan Toy
Assistant Cribman
- Oceana Marr
Oceana Marr
Ladies' Room Inspector
- Richard K. Way
Richard K. Way
Factory Soldier
- Harold Jackson
Harold Jackson
Piano Player at Sorrentino's
- Don Carrara
Don Carrara
Drunk Sailor
Todd Allen
Cpl. Bobby Danzig
Gary Goetzman
'Swing Shift' Bandleader
Belinda Carlisle
Jamboree Singer
- Lissette LeCorn
Lissette LeCorn
Peggy (age 3)
- Jessica Gaynes
Jessica Gaynes
Peggy (age 7)
- Deena Marie
Deena Marie
Paper Girl
- Roger Rook
Roger Rook
Bellhop
- Joseph Hutton
Joseph Hutton
Seaman Amtzis
Harry Northup
New Year's Eve Marine #1
- David B. Carlton
David B. Carlton
New Year's Eve Marine #2
- Lisa Chadwick
Lisa Chadwick
Vocalist at Kelly's
Eddie Smith
Waiter at Kelly's
Eugene Jackson
Bartender at Kelly's
Chino 'Fats' Williams
Bouncer at Kelly's
- Belita Moreno
Belita Moreno
Mabel Stoddard
Roger Corman
Mr. MacBride
- Benjie Bancroft
Benjie Bancroft
Workman (uncredited)
- Ian Bruce
Ian Bruce
Club Patron (uncredited)
- Boyd Cabeen
Boyd Cabeen
Workman (uncredited)
Cynthia Lea Clark
Dancer (uncredited)
- Jack R. Clinton
Jack R. Clinton
Workman (uncredited)
- Patrice Cole
Patrice Cole
Soldier's Wife (uncredited)
- Sig Frohlich
Sig Frohlich
Workman (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
- Casey MacGill
Casey MacGill
Musician (uncredited)
- John Marlin
John Marlin
Workman (uncredited)
- Jim Michael
Jim Michael
Bartender (uncredited)
Dick Miller
Wallflower at the Swing Shift Jamboree (uncredited)
- Danny Nero
Danny Nero
Sailor (uncredited)
- Luci-Lynn Norris
Luci-Lynn Norris
Neighbor (uncredited)
- James Turley
James Turley
Workman (uncredited)
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