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Swing Time (1936)

"A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!"

6.8/10 1h 43m Aug 28, 1936
Romance Comedy

Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. He and business partner Pop go to New York where they run into dancing instructor Penny. She and Lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted by his old attachment to Margaret and hers for Ricky.

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Movie Details

Original Title Swing Time
Original Language EN
Budget $886,000
Revenue $2,600,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.9

Cast

Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Lucky Garnett
Popularity: 0.6
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Penny Carrol
Popularity: 1.3
Victor Moore
Victor Moore
Pop Cardetti
Popularity: 0.7
Helen Broderick
Helen Broderick
Mabel Anderson
Popularity: 3.7
Eric Blore
Eric Blore
Gordon
Popularity: 3.9
Betty Furness
Betty Furness
Margaret Watson
Popularity: 2.4
Georges Metaxa
Georges Metaxa
Ricky Romero
Popularity: 0.2
Landers Stevens
Landers Stevens
Judge Watson (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.4
Jack Goode
Jack Goode
Dancer (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3
Gerald Hamer
Gerald Hamer
Eric Lacanistram (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.7
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
Popularity: 0.8
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Director George Stevens
Screenplay Howard Lindsay, Allan Scott
Producer Pandro S. Berman
Editor Henry Berman

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Swing Time (1936) Official Trailer - Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Movie
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Keywords

new york city dancing musical ballroom dancing singing black and white gambler based on short story dance instructor dance act back stage jilted woman

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10
Aug 12, 2019

Fine duo, fine romance, really really fine film. Gambler and dancer John "Lucky" Garnett (Fred Astaire) is engaged to Margaret Watson, being of a care free mind, and not a little gullible, John is hopelessly late for the wedding. Margaret's father is furious and demands that John go out into the ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 28, 1936
Runtime 1h 43m
Budget $886,000
Revenue $2,600,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.9
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