Tap Dancing in the Film "Swing Time"

Famous tap dancing scene in the 1936 film "Swing Time". See also more Tap Dancing in the Movies

About the Film

NAME: "Swing Time"
CAST: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
DIRECTOR: George Stevens
PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman
PRODUCTION COMPANY: RKO Radio Pictures
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 1936
RUNING TIME: 103 minutes (1 hour and ? minutes)

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Songs, Dances, and Muscal Numbers

Pick Yourself Up
Sung and Danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Danced by Victor Moore and Helen Broderick
Played in the score often

The Way You Look Tonight
Performed by Fred Astaire
Reprised by Georges Metaxa
Reprised again by Georges Metaxa, Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers at the end
Played in the score often

Waltz in Swing Time
Sung offscreen by an unidentified Chorus during the opening credits
Later danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

A Fine Romance
Sung by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Reprised by Georges Metaxa, Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers at the end
Played in the score often

Bojangles of Harlem
Sung by Chorus Girls
Danced by Fred Astaire and Chorus Girls

Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
In the score a bit for the second wedding

Never Gonna Dance
Sung by Fred Astaire who danced with Ginger Rogers

It's Not in the Cards
Written for the movie and filmed, but cut from the final print. Some of the music remains in the score