Media

"Swing Time" theatrical trailer

Lyrics

Pick Yourself Up
The Way You Look Tonight
Waltz in Swing Time (Coming Soon)
A Fine Romance
Bojangles of Harlem (Coming Soon)
Never Gonna Dance

Trivia

That's whipped cream on Ginger Rogers' head during the "The Way You Look Tonight" scene. The various shampoos, soaps, creams, etc they tried ran down her face too quickly.
The shadow dance idea for "Bojangles of Harlem" occurred to choreographer Hermes Pan and Fred Astaire during rehearsals, when three different light sources illuminating Astaire produced three shadows.
The filming of the spinning climax of the "Never Gonna Dance" sequence took 47 takes, causing Ginger Rogers' feet to bleed through her shoes. They would have had it on the first take but Fred Astaire's toupe flew off, ruining the take.
This was Ginger Rogers' favorite of her films with Fred Astaire.
Though Swing Time is usually regarded as one of the best Astaire/Rogers films, it sadly marked the beginning of their decline in popularity with box office receipts falling faster than usual.
Added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2004.
The "Bojangles of Harlem" routine earned choreographer Hermes Pan an Acadamy Award® nomination for Best Dance Direction.
Fred Astaire wears the same coat in the opening of Holiday Inn (1941) that he wore in the "A Fine Romance" scene.

Memorable Quotes

Man: You ought to marry those dice.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Marry? Holy cats! What time is it? Pop, my pants!
Edwin 'Pop' Cardetti: You've got them on!
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Oh, yeah!
Gordon: What kind of dancing would you like to learn?
John 'Lucky' Garnett: What kind have you got?
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: Sap.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Sap dancing?
Gordon: No, she means tap dancing.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Oh, tap dancing, of course.
Mabel Anderson: You know, that's the most marvelous trick I've ever seen a magician do.
Edwin 'Pop' Cardetti: You mean the one with the four aces?
Mabel Anderson: No, the way you made my club sandwich disappear.
Edwin 'Pop' Cardetti: Who? Me? My dear young lady...
Mabel Anderson: You better take a club sandwich out of this hat.
Edwin 'Pop' Cardetti: Are you accusing me of eating your sandwich?
Mabel Anderson: You might begin by taking that piece of lettuce off your necktie.
Mabel Anderson: Must be love.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: How could I fall in love with a common gambler?
Mabel Anderson: When a man takes a little quarter and builds it into a bankroll that would choke a horse and makes my little $10 grow into hundreds, I'd call him an uncommon gambler.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: You know, I don't like that fellow.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: He's very nice.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: That?
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: You have no reason to dislike him. You don't even know him.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: It's true, but when I dislike someone for no reason, I always find it more enjoyable.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: As a matter of fact, he's asked me to marry him several times.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Of course you laughed. Ha ha. Or does he make you lose your sense of humor?
Mabel Anderson: You know something, snow tastes just as bad as water.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: How do you like my dress?
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Why, it's nice.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: You like it?
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Sure.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: Thanks.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Wait a minute. I think it's wonderful. The skirt's nice... and the sleeves are nice.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: It's a cape.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: The cape is nice... the back is nice... your hair is nice... and you... aww.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: Why don't you laugh? It's all so very funny.
Edwin 'Pop' Cardetti: I don't see anything funny.
Mabel Anderson: I do.
Edwin 'Pop' Cardetti: Please don't feel bad. You've still got me. Of course, I ain't a young and pretty girl. I ain't even a girl, but I'll stick. I'll never leave you.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: I just want to wish you good luck... and all that.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: And all what?
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Whatever you want.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: Does she dance beautifully?
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Who?
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: The girl you're in love with.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Yes. Very.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: The girl you're engaged to. The girl you're going to marry.
John 'Lucky' Garnett: Oh, I don't know. I've danced with you. I'm never going to dance again.
Penelope 'Penny' Carroll: How did he look when you told him I was getting married? Did his face fall?
Mabel Anderson: Kind of. I stopped looking when his chin passed his arches.
Ricardo 'Ricky' Romero: Where are my pants?
Just about everyone: No cuffs?!

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