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Swing Time poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.8 / 100
1936·Comedy / Musical / Romance·1h 43m

SWING TIME

“A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!”

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.

Above the Line
George Stevens·DirectorHoward Lindsay·ScreenplayAllan Scott·ScreenplayDavid Abel·Director of PhotographyJerome Kern·Original Music ComposerHenry Berman·Editor
Cast
Fred Astaire·Lucky GarnettGinger Rogers·Penny CarrolVictor Moore·Pop CardettiHelen Broderick·Mabel AndersonEric Blore·GordonBetty Furness·Margaret WatsonGeorges Metaxa·Ricky RomeroLanders Stevens·Judge Watson (uncredited)Jack Goode·Dancer (uncredited)Gerald Hamer·Eric Lacanistram (uncredited)
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 1
George Stevens·Director
Writing· 4
Howard Lindsay·ScreenplayAllan Scott·ScreenplayErwin S. Gelsey·StoryDorothy Fields·Lyricist
Camera· 1
David Abel·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Henry Berman·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Jerome Kern·Original Music ComposerNathaniel Shilkret·Music DirectorHugh McDowell Jr.·Sound RecordistGeorge Marsh·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 6
Van Nest Polglase·Art DirectionBernard Newman·Costume DesignJohn W. Harkrider·Costume DesignJohn W. Harkrider·Set DesignerDarrell Silvera·Set DresserCarroll Clark·Assistant Art Director
Production· 1
Pandro S. Berman·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Vernon L. Walker·Visual EffectsHermes Pan·Choreographer
By the Numbers
74.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
93%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$3M
ROI 193%
Worldwide Gross
1
2 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Swing Time's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Joyful, Energetic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Painted

“A painted movie poster features a man and a woman dancing, with the title "SWING TIME" in large blue and yellow letters above them. The man is on the right, loo”

musicalromance
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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