

Swing Time
1936 · Movie · 1h 43m · NR
RomanceComedy
"A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
91/100
Key crew
- Allan ScottScreenplay
- Howard LindsayScreenplay
- George StevensDirector
- Jerome KernOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fred AstaireLucky Garnett
- Ginger RogersPenny Carrol
- Victor MoorePop Cardetti
- Helen BroderickMabel Anderson
- Eric BloreGordon
- Betty FurnessMargaret Watson
- Georges MetaxaRicky Romero
- Landers StevensJudge Watson (uncredited)
- Jack GoodeDancer (uncredited)
- Gerald HamerEric Lacanistram (uncredited)
- Edgar Dearing(uncredited)
- Fern Emmett(uncredited)
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Themes
new york citydancingmusicalballroom dancingsingingblack and whitegamblerbased on short storydance instructordance actback stagejilted woman























