Swing Time

  Radio Pictures  (1936)  B&W,  103 Mins 



Lucky (Fred Astaire) was tricked humerously into missing his wedding. He must make $25,000 before he can marry Margret.  He goes to New York with his friend whom  he calls Pop,  and they meet Penny( Ginger Rodgers), a dance instructer.  Lucky and Penny soon become dance partners. (very good ones)  There is alot of comedy and romance and it is a great movie, even though it is one of the oldest I have ever seen. (The oldest being 1932)

Trivia:

The climax of "Never Gonna Dance" took 47 takes in a single day and required many demanding spins of Ginger Rodgers; her feet bled.   

In "The Way You Look Tonight", Ginger Rodgers 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.   

This was Ginger Rodgers favorite of her films with Fred Astaire

The sixth (of ten) dancing partnership of  Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers.



Quotes:


 [Mable thinks she's talking to Pop and turns to a young lady sitting at one of the tables] Oh, listen girlie! Don't worry about me. I always talk to myself... you see, I'm my own grandmother and I have to keep the old girl interested!

 Mabel: I used to go there in the summer as a kid. You know, before the war.
Pop: Which war?