Swing Time - The Criterion Collection

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in this classic 1930s musical directed by George Stevens. John 'Lucky' Garnett (Astaire) is soon to be married to Margaret Watson (Betty Furness). To prove his worthiness of his daughter's hand, Margaret's father tells Lucky he must earn $25,000 before he will permit the marriage. As Lucky and his friend Pop (Victor Moore) travel to New York to try to earn the money, he bumps into dance teacher Penny (Rogers). After a misunderstanding, Lucky agrees to take dance lessons from Penny and soon finds himself falling for her.

Special Features

Commentary: Audio commentary from 1986 featuring John Mueller, author of 'Astaire Dancing: The Musical Films', Documentaries: 'In Full Swing', Interviews: Archival interviews with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and choreographer Hermes Pan; Interview with George Stevens Jr.; Interview with film scholar Mia Mask, Essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith

Actors: Victor Moore, Eric Blore, Pierre Watkin, Helen Broderick, Betty Furness, George Metaxa, Landers Stevens, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 103 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

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