Swing Time
1936 film by George Stevens
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Summary
Swing Time is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,379 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: George Stevens[3]
- Screenwriter: Howard Lindsay[4], Allan Scott[5]
- Composer: Jerome Kern[6]
- Genre: musical film[7], romantic comedy[8]
- Cast member: Fred Astaire[9], Ginger Rogers[10], Victor Moore[11], Eric Blore[12], Harry Bernard[13], Helen Broderick[14], Howard Hickman[15], Fern Emmett[16], Pierre Watkin[17]
- Producer: Pandro S. Berman[18]
- Production company: RKO Pictures[19]
- Director of photography: David Abel[20]
- Part of: National Film Registry[21]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
- Commons category: Swing Time[23]
- Distribution format: video on demand[24]
- Review score: 8.8/10[25], 93%[26]
- Color: black-and-white[27]
- Country of origin: United States[28]
- Publication date: January 1, 1936[29]
- Distributed by: RKO Pictures[30], Netflix[31]
- Narrative location: New York City[32]
- Film editor: Henry Berman[33]
- Title: Swing Time[34]
- Choreographer: Hermes Pan[35]
- Duration: 103 minutes[36]
- Production designer: Van Nest Polglase[37]
Why It Matters
Swing Time has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]