The Swan the movie is notable in that it was
Grace Kelly's penultimate onscreen outing before she wed Prince Rainier of Monaco and therefore, made a real-life transition not unlike that suggested by the title. It is based on a frothy Molnár play that had been filmed once before in the silent era, although it is generally agreed that the Grace Kelly vehicle is the more entertaining and fully realized of the two. One of the things that makes it work is the fine musical score by Bronislau Kaper which was a personal favorite of the composer and long ago issued in part on an M-G-M Records LP. Film Score Monthly Golden Age Classics has revived The Swan as an entry in its ongoing series of limited edition issues featuring classic movie scores, this one in arrangement with Turner Classic Movies Music.