Swing Time
Musical comedy about a dancing gambler who keeps winning and losing an orchestra.
Cast & credits
Cast
- John 'Lucky' Garnett Fred Astaire
- Penelope 'Penny' Carroll Ginger Rogers
- Everett 'Pop' Cardetti Victor Moore
- [Mabel Anderson] Helen Broderick
- [Gordon] Eric Blore
- [Margaret Watson] Betty Furness
- [Ricardo 'Ricky' Romero] Georges Metaxa
- [Raymond] John Harrington
- [Simpson] Pierre Watkin
- [Judge Watson] Landers Stevens
- [Eric Lacanistram] Gerald Hamer
- [Schmidt, tailor] Abe Reynolds
- [Watsons' maid] Fern Emmett
- [1st minister] Howard Hickman
- [2nd minister] Ferdinand Munier
- [tough mug] Olin Francis
- [policeman] Edgar Dearing
- [stage hand] Harry Bowen
- [stage hand] Harry Bernard
- [Red] Frank Jenks
- [dancer] Jack Good
- [dancer] Donald Kerr
- [dancer] Ted O'shea
- [dancer] Frank Edmunds
- [dancer] Bill Brande
- [hotel clerk] Ralph Byrd
- [taxi driver] Charles Hall
- [roulette dealer] Jean Perry
- [announcer] Floyd Shackelford
- [Watsons' wedding guest] Jack Rice
- [.] Frank Mills
- [.] Bob O'connor
- [.] Thomas A. Curran
- [.] Martin Chichy
- [.] Sam Lufkin
- [.] Frank Hammond
- [.] D.A. Mcdonald
- [.] Sailor Vincent
Credits
Direction
- Director George Stevens
- [Dialogue Director] Ben Holmes
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Sydney M. Fogel
Production
- Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
- [Producer] Pandro S. Berman
- [Unit Manager] Fred A. Fleck
- [Production Manager] J.R. Crone
Writing
- Screenplay Howard Lindsay
- Screenplay Allan Scott
- [Contributing Writer] Dorothy Yost
- [Contributing Writer] Ben Holmes
- [Contributing Writer] Anthony Veiller
- [Contributing Writer] Rian James
- [Script Clerk] Ann Coleman
- Based on a Story by Erwin Gelsey
Photography
- Cinematography David Abel
- [Camera (2nd)] Joseph Biroc
- [Gaffer] S.H. Barton
- [Best Boy] George Neff
- [Grip] Jim Kurley
- [Assistant Grip] Shorty Burton
- [Assistant Grip] Morris West
Stills
- [Stills] John Miehle
Special Effects
- Photographic Effects Vernon L. Walker
Editing
- Editor Henry Berman
Design
- Art Director Van Nest Polglase
- Associate Art Director Carroll Clark
- Set Dresser Darrell Silvera
- [Assistant Prop Manager] Kenneth Marstella
- [Props] Harry D'arcy
Costumes
- Gowns Bernard Newman
- [Wardrobe] Edith Clark
- [Wardrobe] Ray Camp
Make-up
- [Make-up] Lou Hippe
- [Hair] Louise Sloane
Music
- Music Jerome Kern
- Lyrics Dorothy Fields
- Music Director Nathaniel Shilkret
Choreography
- Dance Director Hermes Pan
- Silver Sandal Set/'Bojangles' Costumes John W. Harkrider
Sound
- Sound Recording Hugh Mcdowell
- [Sound recording] John Tribby
- [Sound Recording] Clem Portman
- [Assistant Sound Recording] Eddie Harman
- [Boom Operator] Richard Van Hessen
Stunts
- [Stand-in for Fred Astaire] Harry Cornbleth
- [Stand-in for Ginger Rogers] Marie Osborne
- [Stand-in] Maurice Elliott
- [Stand-in] Helen Weber
