Swing Time poster

Swing Time( 1936)

TV-MARomanceComedy
68%
User
Score

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Fred Astaire

      Lucky Garnett

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      Ginger Rogers

      Penny Carrol

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      Victor Moore

      Pop Cardetti

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      Helen Broderick

      Mabel Anderson

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      Eric Blore

      Gordon

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      Betty Furness

      Margaret Watson

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      Georges Metaxa

      Ricky Romero

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      Landers Stevens

      Judge Watson (uncredited)

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      Jack Goode

      Dancer (uncredited)

    10. cast image

      Gerald Hamer

      Eric Lacanistram (uncredited)

    11. cast image

      Edgar Dearing

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      Fern Emmett

    13. cast image

      Olin Francis

    14. cast image

      John Harrington

    15. cast image

      Howard Hickman

    16. cast image

      Frank Jenks

    17. cast image

      Frank Mills

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      Ferdinand Munier

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      Abe Reynolds

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      Pierre Watkin

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    9
    Written by John Chard on Mon 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 real world and earn $25,000 to prove he has enough wits about him to do credit to the impending marriage. John and his trusty sidekick Pop Cardetti hit New York City, pretty soon John meets Penny Carroll (Ginger Rogers, after a less than favourable earlier meeting) at a dance school. After the initi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    886000.00

    Revenue

    2600000.00

    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