
Swing Time
dir. George Stevens
82
7 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire are brilliant in Swing Time, one of the duo's most charming and wonderfully choreographed films.

Directed byGeorge Stevens
StarringFred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness
Written byAllan Scott, Erwin S. Gelsey, Howard Lindsay
CinematographyDavid Abel
EditingHenry Berman
MusicJerome Kern
Swing Time
1936 · NR · 1h 43m
Romance, Comedy
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.
Our Verdict
82
Critics Consensus
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire are brilliant in Swing Time, one of the duo's most charming and wonderfully choreographed films.
