Film1936103 min

Swing Time

Name: Swing Time
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Released: 1936
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore

Taste attributes: comedymusicromancemusicalmusic/dancefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questlove conquers all

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"A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!"

Boxlist takeA polished, accessible romantic comedy: moving and warm-hearted. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 151 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding again and has to make $25,000 so her father allows him to marry Margaret. 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 Romero.

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