Swing Time (1936)
Swing Time (1936)
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.

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Cast

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire As: Lucky Garnett
Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers As: Penny Carrol
Victor Moore Victor Moore As: Pop Cardetti
Helen Broderick Helen Broderick As: Mabel Anderson
Eric Blore Eric Blore As: Gordon
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!
Certification: U

Details

Genres: Romance, Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 28 August 1936

Country: US

Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: RKO Radio Pictures

Budget: $886,000

Revenue: $2,600,000

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Bernard Newman

Bernard Newman

Costume Design

John W. Harkrider

John W. Harkrider

Costume Design

Sound

Jerome Kern

Jerome Kern

Original Music Composer

Hugh McDowell Jr.

Hugh McDowell Jr.

Sound Recordist

Nathaniel Shilkret

Nathaniel Shilkret

Music Director

George Marsh

George Marsh

Sound Editor

Visual Effects

Vernon L. Walker

Vernon L. Walker

Visual Effects

Camera

David Abel

David Abel

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Van Nest Polglase

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

John W. Harkrider

John W. Harkrider

Set Designer

Darrell Silvera

Darrell Silvera

Set Dresser

Carroll Clark

Carroll Clark

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

Hermes Pan

Hermes Pan

Choreographer

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