# Loaded swf movie wont play (loadMovie)

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-movie-wont-play-loadmovie/233385
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**Created:** [July 23, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-movie-wont-play-loadmovie/233385 "2007-07-23T16:40:32Z")
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### Author: ![Fantrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5e925/32.png) [@Fantrom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fantrom)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-movie-wont-play-loadmovie/233385/1 "2007-07-23T16:40:32Z")

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I modified Scotty’s Finite Menu…

> **[Infinite Menu](https://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95746&highlight=finite+menu)**
>
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and now I’m trying to load it into a movieclip using this code:

loadMovie(“tweety.swf”, \_root.contents.container);

It loads but won’t play. I even tried loading it directly in the main movie and it still won’t play.

It plays fine by itself.

I have another swf loading into a MC that plays fine.

Is it a preloading issue?

Can anyone shed some light? I would be very grateful…