Swing time was the sixth of ten films fred astaire and ginger rogers made together. Ginger rogers and fred astaire in their first dance number in swing time 1936. Here, for a change, what stands between them is not a contrived misunderstanding but a real obstacle. Swing time 1936 is another fredginger classic musical that rivals their previous masterpiece, top hat. The plot, even more inconsequential than usual, faces fred with choices between dancing and gambling, and between rich fiancee betty furness and dance partner. In the final sequence in the film, all loose ends are tied and the two protagonists are reunited, as expected.
Oct 25, 2017 when swing time was released in september 1936, rko was churning out astairerogers musicals. They are the pinnacle of a film era that portrayed the glitz and glamour of a future that never came. Swing time 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 2007 swing time was ranked 90th on afis 100 years. Dec 18, 2018 swing time was the sixth of ten films fred astaire and ginger rogers made together. Film tersebut menampilkan helen broderick, victor moore, betty furness, eric blore dan georges metaxa, dengan musik oleh jerome kern dan lirik oleh dorothy fields. Director george stevenss romantic style, lush with glittering lights and falling snowflakes, has made swing time many fans favorite in the astairerogers series of classic musicals. For those who dont know what im talking about, the series is designed to make it easier to watch films that have sat for ages on your to watch list. The best of the astairerogers films is their fifth, swing time 1936, directed by george stevens at a time when he was a king at rko radio pictures his other credits in that period included alice adams and gunga din. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
On 4 dec 2003, never gonna dance, a musical based on the film opened on broadway, using much of the original score. Fred and ginger encapsulate the art deco period beautifully. In their dance series, this feelgood film of the depressionera is usually. As with each passing movie, ginger rogers has groomed, into an attractive young lady. It was even referenced in barack obamas inauguration speech. Swing time is a 1936 american musical comedy film directed by george stevens. A 1936 musical romantic comedy film starring fred astaire and ginger rogers, directed by george stevens. The famous bojangles of harlem number was a tribute to tap dancer and actor bill bojangles robinson. Featuring the memorable geometric surrealism of bojangles of harlem and the duos most sumptuous ballroom number in never gonna dance which brilliantly reprises the entire plot of the film, swing time is the most seductive and accomplished of the teams pictures, and it is the best argument for their unusual genius. Unlike the rest of their movies, we didnt have this film on vhs in our collection, and it wasnt included on the fourpack of their films which we bought a while back. Watch swing time 1936 movie trailer instantly, no need to login. Swing time is a film directed by george stevens with fred astaire, ginger rogers, betty furness, victor moore, year. Pdf download the swing era 19361947 songbook jazz bible fake books pdf online.
Although not credited on the film, bennett is listed on the songs sheet music with constructing and arranging this number. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. Released just a year after top hat, swing time follows a generally similar plotline. Aug 01, 2005 t here are many reasons why swing time is the best of the fred astaireginger rogers movies. Swing time brings back helen broderick, of top hat 1935 fame, for the second and final time supporting astaire and rogers, once more delivering wisecracks in her deadpan manner, and her first of several opposite victor moore. When swing time was released in september 1936, rko was churning out astairerogers musicals. Rogers and astaire swing into the criterion collection with.
Overview of swing time, 1936, directed by george stevens, with fred astaire, ginger rogers, victor moore, at turner classic movies. Ultimately, bornes name would not appear in the films titles, although virtually all published sheet music for waltz in swing time affords him honorable mentioned for both its construction and arrangement. Aug 11, 20 released just a year after top hat, swing time follows a generally similar plotline. Swing time was the concluding film in the 20 blind spot series, but dont worry because itll be back next year. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Here, several dance numbers steal the show, as the famed duo dance their hearts out in this fun, energetic, and lovable film about falling in love in unusual circumstances. In addition to bennett, borne also claims to have contributed to the piece. It features helen broderick, victor moore, betty furness, eric blore and georges metaxa, with music by jerome kern and lyrics by dorothy fields.
Buoyed by beloved songs by dorothy fields and jerome kernincluding the oscarwinning classic the way you look tonightswing time is an exuberant celebration of its stars chemistry, grace, and sheer joy in the act of performance. Two premiered in 1935 roberta and top hat, and follow the fleet came out in february 1936, seven months before swing time. Swing time film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. This was the only fred astaire and ginger rogers collaboration which i hadnt seen yet. Kern also called on bennett to fill out his musical themes on the waltz in swing time. Swing time adalah sebuah film komedi musikal rko amerika 1936 yang berlatar belakang new york city, dan dibintangi oleh fred astaire dan ginger rogers. It features helen broderick, victor moore, eric blore and georges metaxa, with music by jerome kern and lyrics by dorothy fields. Fred meets ginger, falls for her instantly, and woos her with dance. A very pleasant film to watch other than the sequence where astaire dons blackface, swing time is another example of how musicals are the kind of cinema that will always soothe the soul. Watch swing time 1936 antonio rivera caban on dailymotion. Swing time film wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia.
This film, unlike their others, has a director with a point of view, the talented george stevens, who recognizes and amplifies the emotion in their pairing even if his sense of comedy is laborious. This time, talented hoofer lucky garnett astaire is set to marry margaret watson betty furness, but is deemed too poor by her father, judge watson landers stevens, father of the films director, george stevens. The first names of the two protagonists together make lucky penny. The terrific score by jerome kern and dorothy fields has left us with two lasting standards a fine romance and the way you look tonight, the 1936 academy award winner for best song. The 1936 pairing of rogers and astaire in director george stevens swing time is often considered the highpoint of their collaboration, and now the film arrives on bluray as part of the criterion collection with a new 2k transfer of the rko musical as well as a number of other supplemental features. Aug, 2017 ginger rogers and fred astaire in their first dance number in swing time 1936. The story is imaginative, the goodnatured gags bring a smile to your face when remembered, and the songs and dance routines live on forever. This time, talented hoofer lucky garnett astaire is set to marry margaret watson betty furness, but is deemed too poor by her father, judge watson landers stevens, father of. Jun 18, 2019 the 1936 pairing of rogers and astaire in director george stevens swing time is often considered the highpoint of their collaboration, and now the film arrives on bluray as part of the criterion collection with a new 2k transfer of the rko musical as well as a number of other supplemental features. Lucky garnett played by astaire is a gambler and dancer who, after arriving late to his own wedding, finds. Swing time, american musical comedy film, released in 1936, that was the fifth teaming of fred astaire and ginger rogers. The supporting cast included past astairerogers series regulars eric blore, as a fussy dance studio owner and helen broderick as ginger rogers wise cracking friend. The plot, with its sly drolleries, is based like top hat on mistaken identities, but its wittier and.
Swing time 1936 by lightning at saturday, july 30, 2016 0 storyline. Swing time 1936 is often named as the best or most popular musicalromance of dancing duo ginger rogers and fred astaire they only made ten films together, nine for rko radio pictures, rivaled only by top hat 1935. Its still as delightful today as it was on release in 1936. Swing time records, a record label active in the 1940s and 50s. It is considered by many to be their best collaborative effort. With fred astaire, ginger rogers, victor moore, helen broderick. Rogers and astaire swing into the criterion collection. Feb 18, 2016 swing time 1936 comedy, musical, romance film gorillas. In her hotel room, margaret admits to lucky, first in a written note and then in words, that she isnt in love with him after all i cant marry you and wants to marry charlie shaw. Swing time was ginger rogers favourite of her films with fred astaire. Regardless of which particular dance style one favors, this famous dancing duo in cinematic history is bound to entertainespecially through one of their best films, swing time 1936. She and lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted till the end of the film at least. Swing time is a 1936 american rko musical comedy film set mainly in new york city, and starring fred astaire and ginger rogers.
Jun 11, 2019 swing time was the sixth pairing of astaire and rogers out of a total ten, nine made at rko between 1933 and 1939, and it manages at once to honor and subvert what was by this point a familiar formula. However, when it came time to give credit where credit was due, kern absolutely refused to allow borne to share it with him. Swing time the pinnacle of the astairerogers rko films. Swing time is rightly regarded by many fans and critics as fred and gingers greatest movie together. The sixth of rkos fred astaire ginger rogers pairings of the 1930s, swing time starts off with bandleader astaire getting cold feet on his wedding day. See the full list of swing time cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title swing time. Swing time film, a 1936 movie directed by george stevens starring fred astaire and ginger rogers. Swing time was the sixth pairing of astaire and rogers out of a total ten, nine made at rko between 1933 and 1939, and it manages at once to honor and subvert what was by this point a familiar formula. This film has several classic sequences, and is considered one of the best films that paired the two leads, with highs during numbers like the way you look tonight, though is does contain a really awful blackface sequence thats a low.
703 1476 1352 470 244 1171 841 1119 122 622 905 109 1143 286 303 720 1370 557 623 405 42 817 166 318 328 1132 556 1134