The dancer and gambler Lucky Garnett (Fred Astaire) misses his wedding with Margaret Watson (Betty Furness) due to a prank of the other performers and his future father-in-law calls off the ceremony. When Lucky arrives at his fiancée's home, he promises to make US$ 25,000.00 to be allowed to marry her.
Lucky travels to New York by train with his friend and magician Pop Cardetti (Victor Moore) and he stumbles with the dance instructor Penny Carroll (Ginger Rogers) on the streets of the big city. He follows her to the dance academy and they team-up in the end. When they are ready to dance together in an elegant club, Penny's former affair and conductor of the orchestra Ricky Romero (Georges Metaxa) refuses to play for them.
Meanwhile Lucky wins lots of money gambling and Penny falls in love with him. Lucky decides to stop gambling in order to NOT raise US$ 25,000.00. But when Margaret arrives in the club to see his show, Lucky has to take a decision about his previous commitment with Margaret and his true love with Penny.
"Swing Time" is another delightful and naive romance of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. The story is very funny specially the scenes where the clumsy Pop participates and this is the first time that I see Ginger Rogers' character chasing Fred Astaire's one. As usual, there are wonderful dance numbers with this charming couple. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Ritmo Louco" ("Crazy Rhythm")
Lucky travels to New York by train with his friend and magician Pop Cardetti (Victor Moore) and he stumbles with the dance instructor Penny Carroll (Ginger Rogers) on the streets of the big city. He follows her to the dance academy and they team-up in the end. When they are ready to dance together in an elegant club, Penny's former affair and conductor of the orchestra Ricky Romero (Georges Metaxa) refuses to play for them.
Meanwhile Lucky wins lots of money gambling and Penny falls in love with him. Lucky decides to stop gambling in order to NOT raise US$ 25,000.00. But when Margaret arrives in the club to see his show, Lucky has to take a decision about his previous commitment with Margaret and his true love with Penny.
"Swing Time" is another delightful and naive romance of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. The story is very funny specially the scenes where the clumsy Pop participates and this is the first time that I see Ginger Rogers' character chasing Fred Astaire's one. As usual, there are wonderful dance numbers with this charming couple. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Ritmo Louco" ("Crazy Rhythm")