Swing Time (1936)
Directed by George Stevens · 103 min · Romance, Comedy
43.1 TOPICAL score · #2,432 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. 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.
Swing Time (1936, directed by George Stevens) has a TOPICAL score of 43.1 - ranked 2,432 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (259 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (259 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 29 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read5,969 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Fred Astaire (actor #411), Ginger Rogers (actor #455), Victor Moore (actor #1,823), Helen Broderick