Swing Time

A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!

6.819361h 43mReleased

Romance

Comedy

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1936-08-28

Runtime1h 43m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$886,000

Revenue$2,600,000

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Trailer

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

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Cast & Crew

Fred Astaire

as Lucky Garnett

Ginger Rogers

as Penny Carrol

Victor Moore

as Pop Cardetti

Helen Broderick

as Mabel Anderson

Eric Blore

as Gordon

Betty Furness

as Margaret Watson

Georges Metaxa

as Ricky Romero

Landers Stevens

as Judge Watson (uncredited)

Jack Goode

as Dancer (uncredited)

Gerald Hamer

as Eric Lacanistram (uncredited)

Reviews

John Chard

Aug 12, 2019

9/10

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 enoug…

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