Swing Time

Name: Swing Time
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Released: 1936-08-28
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore

1936·Movie·NR·103 min·★ 6.9(251)

Romance Comedy More English titles

“A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!”

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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About Swing Time

Swing Time is a 1936 English-language romance and comedy film directed by George Stevens. The cast is led by Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore. It has a runtime of 1h 43m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, TCM.

Swing Time was produced by RKO Radio Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on August 28, 1936, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $1 million, it went on to gross $3 million worldwide.

Director: George Stevens
Writers: Howard Lindsay, Allan Scott, Erwin S. Gelsey
Release date: August 28, 1936
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $1 million
Box office: $3 million
Production: RKO Radio Pictures

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Swing Time cast & crew

Swing Time was directed by George Stevens and written by Howard Lindsay, Allan Scott, and Erwin S. Gelsey.

The cast features Fred Astaire as Lucky Garnett, Ginger Rogers as Penny Carrol, Victor Moore as Pop Cardetti, Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson, Eric Blore as Gordon, and Betty Furness as Margaret Watson.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jerome Kern, cinematography is by David Abel, and it was produced by Pandro S. Berman.

Is Swing Time worth watching?

Swing Time holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 251 ratings, a solidly received romance films.

At 1h 43m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy romance and comedy, Swing Time is worth a place on your watchlist.

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