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Swing Time

Swing Time
★ 6.8/10•1936•1h 43m•NR•Romance•Comedy

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.

George Stevens · Director

Howard Lindsay · Screenplay

Allan Scott · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 28, 1936
Budget$886,000
Revenue$2,600,000

Actors

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Lucky Garnett

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Penny Carrol

Victor Moore

Victor Moore

Pop Cardetti

Helen Broderick

Helen Broderick

Mabel Anderson

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Gordon

Betty Furness

Betty Furness

Margaret Watson

Georges Metaxa

Georges Metaxa

Ricky Romero

Landers Stevens

Landers Stevens

Judge Watson (uncredited)

Jack Goode

Jack Goode

Dancer (uncredited)

Gerald Hamer

Gerald Hamer

Eric Lacanistram (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

(uncredited)

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

(uncredited)

Olin Francis

Olin Francis

(uncredited)

John Harrington

John Harrington

(uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

(uncredited)

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

(uncredited)

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