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Colorized cover of DVD of Swing Time. By Carter B. Horsley. Dance is artistically dramatic athletics and Fred Astaire (1899-1987) was the world's greatest dancer. His impeccable grace epitomized elegance, and his style incorporated elements of ballroom dancing, tap-dancing and ballet. His lithe form, bright smile and overall bearing personified ...
Mar 24, 2023 · When Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire were shooting the dramatic “Never Gonna Dance” sequence at the end of their 1936 film, Swing Time, they did 48 takes. This is a dance of desperation and ...
Nov 2, 2010 · Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are the all time family favourites in my house. All four movies are pure enjoyment and easy to watch over and over again. The dance routines and songs, especially in Top Hat leave you breathless. I particularly enjoy the costumes worn and I am always amazed at the attention to detail in each and every one of them.
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Jun 13, 2019 · Swing Time. Is the Greatest of All Dance Films. O ver the course of their ten films together, the fleet-footed Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers took many memorable spins. But their dancing in Swing Time, the sublime 1936 musical that marked their sixth pairing, is a cut above. “I think of [it] as the best dance film ever made, because of the ...
SWING TIME ('36) marked the fifth pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and many say it's their best.
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Sep 27, 2023 · The second most popular Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie today, Swing Time is, yet again, a WONDERFUL film. Swing Time follows a gambler (Astaire) who, after his wedding to his fiancee is called off, heads to New York City intent to make $25,000 and prove himself to his fiancee and her father.
Purchase Swing Time on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star as a pair of dancing sweethearts who are betrothed to others when it's Swing Time. John "Lucky" Garnett (Astaire) goes to his hometown to marry Margaret Watson (Betty Furness), but friends from him his vaudeville act--knowing his weakness for gambling--trick Lucky into missing his ...
