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Swing Time

  • 7.5 /10

  • 243

  • 93%

Plot

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.

Cast

Fred Astaire as Lucky Garnett
Fred Astaire

as Lucky Garnett

Ginger Rogers as Penny Carrol
Ginger Rogers

as Penny Carrol

Victor Moore as Pop Cardetti
Victor Moore

as Pop Cardetti

Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson
Helen Broderick

as Mabel Anderson

Eric Blore as Gordon
Eric Blore

as Gordon

Betty Furness as Margaret Watson
Betty Furness

as Margaret Watson

Georges Metaxa as Ricky Romero
Georges Metaxa

as Ricky Romero

Landers Stevens as Judge Watson (uncredited)
Landers Stevens

as Judge Watson (uncredited)

Jack Goode as Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Goode

as Dancer (uncredited)

Gerald Hamer as Eric Lacanistram (uncredited)
Gerald Hamer

as Eric Lacanistram (uncredited)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 28, 1936

Production Companies

  • RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $886,000.00

Revenue

  • $2,600,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.72 hrs

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Reviews

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 ma…