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Name: Swing Time
Released: 1936-8-27
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore

Swing Time

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1h 43m
1936

93%

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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star as a pair of dancing sweethearts who are betrothed to others when it's Swing Time. John "Lucky" Garnett (Astaire) goes to his hometown to marry Margaret Watson (Betty Furness), but friends from him his vaudeville act--knowing his weakness for gambling--trick Lucky into missing his wedding. Furious, Margaret gives Lucky one more chance ... if he can earn $25 ,000. Penniless, Lucky goes to New York to find a way to earn the money. He quickly amasses a small fortune by gambling, but he also meets dancer Penny Carrol (Rogers), who is unhappily engaged to Ricardo Romero (George Metaxa). Now, how will Lucky and Penny escape their promises to others and find a way to live happily together?

Director:

George Stevens

Producer:

Pandro S. Berman

Writer:

Howard Lindsay, Allan Scott, Dorothy Fields

Cast:

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness, Georges Metaxa

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

93%

Critics Consensus: Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire are brilliant in Swing Time, one of the duo's most charming and wonderfully choreographed films.

Reviews

InSession Film

Zita Short

The real issue here is that Swing Time just doesn’t stand out from the rest of the pack. When it does deviate from the formula, it presents us with racist stereotypes and slow pacing.

It is a fantastic entertainment, so full of delight and goodheartedness that I find myself uplifted every time I even think about it.

Astaire and Rogers once again prove their skills on the dance floor, but it's a shame that they don't do so onscreen, together, more frequently.

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Esquire Magazine

Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)

The new Astaire-Rogers contains a little scene that is tops for subtly sophisticated realism, whether accidental or on purpose.

Swing Time could do with a lot more dancing and a lot less plot; or, if that's too much to ask of the principals, just a lot less plot. However... Even if Swing Time had twice as much plot, it would still be worth seeing.

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Additional Info

Genre:Comedy
Release Date:August 27, 1936
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
Stereo

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