Swing Time
A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!
NR 1936 · 103 min · ★ 6.8 · 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.
Directed by George Stevens · Written by Allan Scott
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Fred Astaire Lucky Garnett -
Ginger Rogers Penny Carrol -
Victor Moore Pop Cardetti -
Helen Broderick Mabel Anderson -
Eric Blore Gordon -
Betty Furness Margaret Watson -
Georges Metaxa Ricky Romero -
Landers Stevens Judge Watson (uncredited) -
Jack Goode Dancer (uncredited) -
Gerald Hamer Eric Lacanistram (uncredited) -
Edgar Dearing (uncredited) -
Fern Emmett (uncredited)
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