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Swing Time (1936)

Directed by George Stevens · Cinematography by David Abel

Approved103 min65 frames

RomanceComedy

A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Swing Time

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Swing Time (1936) movie still: fullbody — A theatrical stage set features a large miniature model of buildings behind performers. Five dancers in…Swing Time (1936) movie still: fullbody — A performance stage featuring a white wall backdrop with three oversized dark silhouettes projected. A man…Swing Time (1936) movie still: wide — A view from inside a building entrance looking out onto a dark street. A classic 1930s open-top convertible…Swing Time (1936) movie still: wide — A spacious, multi-level ballroom features guests dancing in formal attire amid illuminated tables. A small…Swing Time (1936) movie still: wide — A jazz orchestra plays on a circular stage with geometric floor patterns and glass panels. The band members in…Swing Time (1936) movie still: medium — A formal ballroom setting features blurred figures of musicians in the background. A man dressed in evening…Swing Time (1936) movie still: fullbody — A minimalist, light-toned room features two framed pictures on the wall and chairs. Two men stand in the…Swing Time (1936) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a domestic interior with palm leaf shadows cast against the wall. She touches the open lid…Swing Time (1936) movie still: establishing — A stylized top-down perspective of a dense urban intersection with towering geometric skyscrapers.…Swing Time (1936) movie still: fullbody — A spacious ballroom with a highly polished floor features large geometric white pillars. The man stands on…Swing Time (1936) movie still: medium — A woman stands among blurred trees and branches in a woodland setting. She wears a textured coat and a…Swing Time (1936) movie still: medium — A crowd of people in 1930s formal attire mills about an outdoor public space. A woman in a plaid coat speaks…Swing Time (1936) movie still: wide — A spacious dance floor features a large central reflective wall panel with black flooring. Numerous dancers in…Swing Time (1936) movie still: medium — Four people sit in the open back seats of a moving car during snowfall. Pine trees blur in the dark…Swing Time (1936) movie still: medium — An interior hotel hallway with white columns and wallpaper is lit by overhead lamps. A man in a suit wears a…Swing Time (1936) movie still: fullbody — A polished dark stage with white geometric walls flanking the dancers. Five dancers perform a synchronized…
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Swing Time — official trailer

What is Swing Time about?

Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. He and business partner Pop go to New York where they run into dancing instructor Penny. She and Lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted by his old attachment to Margaret and hers for Ricky.

Where can you watch Swing Time?

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What does the cinematography of Swing Time look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Swing Time builds its coverage from medium shots (45% of the sample), with full-body frames (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer David Abel keeps 78% of it in soft, high-key light. 42% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1930s.

What is the color palette of Swing Time?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Swing Time (1936) are #fdfdfd, #030303, #474747, #c8c8c8, #acacac, #828282 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #c8c8c8
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  • #828282

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