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Swing Time Director: George Stevens Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/16/2005
  • Original Release: 1936
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 17,895

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Closed Caption; Commentary by John Mueller, author of Astaire Dancing; New featurette "The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step"; Musical short "Hotel a la Swing"; Classic cartoon "Bingo Crosbyana"; Theatrical trailer; English, French and Spanish subtitles

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Credits [1:19]
2. It's Not in the Cards [1:37]
3. No Cuffs [3:18]
4. No Wedding [3:01]
5. Marital Money Matter [3:04]
6. Catching a Train [1:55]
7. Change Exchange [4:08]
8. Interested in the Dance [3:13]
9. Trial Lesson [2:42]
10. Pick Yourself Up [7:23]
11. Clothes Unmake the Man [5:04]
12. Picket Line [3:03]
13. The Way You Look Tonight [2:10]
14. Interupted Music [4:30]
15. Ace of Spades [4:26]
16. Waltz in Swing Time [3:15]
17. On the Safe Side [3:09]
18. Snowy and Secluded [3:27]
19. A Fine Romance [6:17]
20. It's Nice [5:38]
21. Bojangles of Harlem [8:16]
22. Bad Luck of the Draw [4:38]
23. Otherwise Engaged [2:20]
24. Never Gonna Dance [6:03]
25. Goofy Trouble [3:40]
26. Missing Pants [3:39]
27. A Fine Romance [2:04]

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The sixth of RKO's Fred Astaire -Ginger Rogers pairings of the 1930s, Swing Time starts off with bandleader Astaire getting cold feet on his wedding day. Astaire's bride-to-be Betty Furness will give him a second chance, providing he proves himself responsible enough to earn $25,000. Astaire naturally tries to avoid earning that amount once he falls in love with dance instructor Ginger Rogers. Numerous complications ensue, leading to the "second time's the charm" climax, with Ginger escaping her own wedding to wealthy Georges Metaxa in order to be reunited with Astaire. The film's most indelible image is that of Fred Astaire, immaculately attired in top hat and tails, hopping a freight car--a perfect encapsulation of the film's Depression-era cheekiness. The Jerome Kern-Dorothy Fields score includes such standards-to-be as "Pick Yourself Up," "A Fine Romance," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Never Gonna Dance" and "Bojangles of Harlem." The peerless supporting cast of Swing Time includes Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Eric Blore, and Landers Stevens, the actor-father of the film's director, George Stevens. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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August 15, 2003: ''Swing Time'' is often quoted as being the best of the Astaire-Rogers films. While I didn't quite like it at first, it is now one of my favorites. It has some very good dance numbers - ''Pick Yourself Up'' (one of their best,) and ''Never Gonna Dance'' (which took 350 hours of rehearsal and 48 takes!) Fred Astaire plays the gambler, Lucky Garnett, who manages to lose his fiancee on their wedding day. He had been engaged in a game with his friends and completely forgot about the wedding. When he finally does show up, the fiancee's father says he'll only let Lucky marry her if he can come up with $25,000. Lucky travels to New York City to earn the money, only to fall in love with dancing-instructor Penny Caroll (played by Ginger Rogers.) The wonderful plot, dancing, and acting, make ''Swing Time'' a very enjoyable watch!

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December 09, 2001: This is my favorite movie! It's the movie that created my love for old movies

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