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Swing Time 1936 Directed by George Stevens

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Romance
Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
Budget $886,000
Revenue $2,600,000
Release Date 28 August 1936
103 mins
Cast
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
Fern Emmett
Fern Emmett
Olin Francis
Olin Francis
John Harrington
John Harrington
Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
Ferdinand Munier
Ferdinand Munier
Abe Reynolds
Abe Reynolds
Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
Crew
Director
George Stevens
George Stevens
Writers
Howard Lindsay
Howard Lindsay
Allan Scott
Allan Scott
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Cinematography
David Abel
David Abel
Composer
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Editor
Henry Berman
Henry Berman
Sound
George Marsh
George Marsh
Visual Effects
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker
Story
Erwin S. Gelsey
Erwin S. Gelsey
Art Direction
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Set Designer
John W. Harkrider
John W. Harkrider
Costume Design
Bernard Newman
Bernard Newman
John W. Harkrider
John W. Harkrider
Music
Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret