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12 October 1936 (Brazil)
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A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter! more
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A performer and gambler travels to New York City to raise the $25,000 he needs to marry his fiancée, only to become entangled with a beautiful aspiring dancer. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar.
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Photos: Jen Garner and Girls at Park
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Fred Astaire | ... | Lucky Garnett | |
| Ginger Rogers | ... | Penny Carroll | |
| Victor Moore | ... | Pop Cardetti | |
| Helen Broderick | ... | Mabel Anderson | |
| Eric Blore | ... | Gordon | |
| Betty Furness | ... | Margaret Watson | |
| Georges Metaxa | ... | Ricky Romero |
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103 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Victor System)
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In "The Way You Look Tonight", Ginger Rogers is seen to be washing her hair. The crew tried various soaps, shampoos, and even egg white, but it always ran down her face too quickly. They achieved success with whipped cream.
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Continuity: In the scene at the New Amsterdam, when Lucky first gets out of the car, there is a large white mark on the seat of his coat. This is possibly because no-one brushed off his coat after a previous take of the same scene, in which he sits down on a "snow" covered bench.
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Quotes:
Everett 'Pop' Cardetti:
Lucky, please don't feel bad. You still got me. Course I ain't a young and pretty girl. I ain't even a girl, but I'll stick. I'll never leave you.
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Featured in The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV)
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Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
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I agree that George Stevens contribution to Swing time is noteworthy however it is the brilliance of Jerome Kern that truly stands out from this production. Kern's beautiful melodies:- 'Pick Yourself Up', 'A Fine Romance' and the 'The Way You Look Tonight'had left an indelible effect on my conscience, because programmers had been clever enough to utilise their qualities in advertisements and TV sitcoms in the UK in the 70's & 80's. But when I learnt recently that these numbers all originated from the same production I was surprised.
I had the pleasure of seeing this picture for the first time over the Christmas holidays (2004) and was entranced by the execution of these compositions in their original form. Of course much of the credit goes to Dorothy Field's lyrics - perfectly delivered by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. No wonder Irving Berlin and George Gershwin also wrote for them. We should remember that Astaire the vocalist is the equal of Astaire the dancer! Notwithstanding Kerns's melodies - which like Mozart's piano concertos are pure and simple but undoubtedly the work of a master - it is also the sexual chemistry of Astaire and Rogers that is expertly conveyed by Stevens and far ahead of its time! Forget Mike Nichol's Closer (2004) it is George Steven's Swing Time (1936) which suggests the leading players and their companions have an interesting private life and are far nicer people than Closer's protagonists too!