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Swing Time
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
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Overview

The fifth sublime teaming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, SWING TIME is regarded by many as their finest film. The tenuous plot, which mainly serves to connect the brilliant dance numbers, concerns John "Lucky" Garnett (Astaire), a gambler and professional dancer. When Garnett arrives late to his wedding, his prospective father-in-law implements a punishment, insisting that Garnett raise $25,000 before he can marry Margaret Watson (Betty Furness). Still in tails, he hops a freight for New York, where he gets involved in a scrape with dance instructor Penny Carrol (Rogers). After following her to the dance studio, Lucky poses as a neophyte in need of training. Penny's boss Gordon (Eric Blore), happens to witness Lucky's incompetence, in the "Pick Yourself Up" number and is about to fire the young woman for nonperformance when Lucky launches into a dazzling display of terpsichorean skill. Impressed, the studio owner offers to get them an audition at the famed Silver Sandal nightclub. Arguably the peak of the Astaire-Rogers partnership, the dancers' nearly perfect blending of song, dance, wit, and decor only improves with time. Especially memorable are the subtly erotic tempo shifts of "Never Gonna Dance" and the coruscating technical command of "Bojangles of Harlem," a tribute to the great African-American tap dancer.

Awards:
1936 - Academy Awards - Best Original Song - Winner

Main Cast & Crew:
George Stevens - Director
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Victor Moore
Helen Broderick
Eric Blore
Georges Metaxa
Betty Furness
Landers Stevens
John Harrington
Pierre Watkin

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Color Format: B&W
  • UPC: 715515231015
  • Genre: MUSICALS & CAST RECORDINGS
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: June 2019

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
A musical comedy featuring the incomparable Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Dancer Lucky Garnett is all set to marry his sweetheart, but the girl's father calls a halt to the nuptials until Lucky proves he can stop his compulsive gambling and earn some real money. Lucky heads to the Big Apple to make his fortune -- and ends up finding his dream partner in dance teacher Penny Carroll.

Notes:
Released September 4, 1936. Songs include: "Pick Yourself Up" "The Way You Look Tonight" "Waltz in Swing Time" "A Fine Romance" "Bojangles of Harlem" "Never Gonna Dance" Additional credits: George Marsh (sound cutter), Nathaniel Shilkret (music director), and John Harkrider (sets & costumes). Additional cast: Ralph Byrd (Hotel Clerk), Charles Hall (Taxi Driver), Jean Perry (Roulette Dealer), Olin Francis (Muggay), Floyd Shackleford (Butler), Ferdinand Munier (Minister), and Joey Ray (Announcer). Film was originally called "I Won't Dance." The Turner videocassette is part of the "RKO Collection."

Reviews:
"[F]eaturing glorious Jerome Kern-Dorothy Fields songs..." - 08/26/2005 Entertainment Weekly, p.47

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