Swing Time

1936 film by George Stevens
Movie film Q1191081
Swing Time
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Swing Time

Summary

Swing Time is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swing Time's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Swing Time was directed by George Stevens[4].
  • Howard Lindsay wrote the screenplay for Swing Time[5].
  • Allan Scott wrote the screenplay for Swing Time[6].
  • Swing Time's composer is recorded as Jerome Kern[7].
  • Swing Time's genre is musical film[8].
  • Swing Time's genre is romantic comedy[9].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Fred Astaire[10].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Ginger Rogers[11].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Victor Moore[12].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Eric Blore[13].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Harry Bernard[14].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Helen Broderick[15].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Howard Hickman[16].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Harry Bernard[17].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Fern Emmett[18].
  • A cast member of Swing Time was Pierre Watkin[19].
  • Swing Time was produced by Pandro S. Berman[20].
  • Swing Time's production company is recorded as RKO Pictures[21].
  • Swing Time's director of photography is recorded as David Abel[22].
  • Swing Time is part of National Film Registry[23].
  • The original language of Swing Time was English[24].
  • Swing Time's Commons category is recorded as Swing Time[25].
  • Swing Time was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • Swing Time's review score is recorded as 8.8/10[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Musical[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0de268f8-05d8-46a9-8776-3ea3e4f72fb8[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Swing Time was produced by Pandro S. Berman[20]. It was directed by George Stevens[4]. Screenwriters include Howard Lindsay[5] and Allan Scott[6]. Cast members include Fred Astaire[10], Ginger Rogers[11], Victor Moore[12], Eric Blore[13], Harry Bernard[14], and Helen Broderick[15].

Publication

Swing Time was released on January 1, 1936[30]. The original language of it was English[24]. Genres include musical film[8] and romantic comedy[9]. It is part of National Film Registry[23]. It was distributed by video on demand[26].

Reception

Reviews include 8.8/10[27] and 93%[31].

Why It Matters

Swing Time ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 42652
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 42652, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258692459|有頂天時代(1936) (#258692459)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix'"
  2. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 28333
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 28333, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 16597
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 16597, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 8w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1307746
    Moviepilot.de film id → swing-time
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6383]]: 1307746"
  5. 13w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → swing-time
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: swing-time, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295961899|SWING TIME (#295961899)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritrova"
  6. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Van Nest Polglase
    Publication date → +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Howard Lindsay, Allan Scott
    Part of → National Film Registry
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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