Swing time / Radio Pictures present ; directed by George Stevens ; music by Jerome Kern ; lyrics by Dorothy Fields ; screen play by Howard Lindsay and Allan Scott, from a story by Erwin Gelsey ; a Pandro S. Berman production.

"In this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match. Director George Stevens laces their romance with humor and clears the floor for the m...

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Corporate Authors:	RKO Radio Pictures (Production company), Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors:	Stevens, George, 1904-1975 (Film director), Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996 (Film producer), Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968 (Screenwriter), Scott, Allan, 1906-1995 (Screenwriter), Gelsey, Erwin, 1900-1988 (Screenwriter), Abel, David, 1883-1973 (director of photography.), Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 (composer (expression)), Berman, Henry, 1914-1979 (Editor of moving image work), Polglase, Van Nest, 1898-1968 (Art director), Newman, Bernard, 1903-1966 (Costume designer), Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974 (Lyricist), Astaire, Fred (Actor), Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995 (Actor), Moore, Victor, 1876-1962 (Actor), Broderick, Helen, 1891-1959 (Actor), Blore, Eric, 1887-1959 (Actor), Furness, Betty, 1916-1994 (Actor), Metaxa, Georges, 1899-1950 (Actor)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Edition:	DVD special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 979.
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > Drama. Gamblers > Drama. Dance teachers > Drama. Gamblers. Man-woman relationships. Drama. Feature films. Musical films. Romance films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Musical films. Romance films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Format:	Video DVD