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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, filmdom's undisputed dancing duo, are at their apex in Swing Time, directed by George Stevens (is there any genre that man didn't tackle?) I'm not a fan of old song and dance flicks, but Swing Time is cute enough. The dancing sections are consistently entertaining and technically innovative. My favorite number is one where Astaire dances with three shadows of himself. They're in synch for a while, and then start competing with each other. Unfortunately, Fred's in black face for the whole number, but you'll have that in films from the 30s and 40s.

In-between the dancing, there’s a harmless, fluffy little comedy story going on — something about Fred trying to raise money to marry someone he doesn’t love, a quest which gives him just enough time to meet Ginger and fall in love with her instead. Victor Moore is memorable as Astaire’s droll sidekick and the Oscar-winning best song, “The Way You Look Tonight,” is both catchy and — gosh darn it — enchanting.