Swing Time

Swing Time

RKO

August 27, 1936

Musical, Romance, Crime Comedy

DVD
C+

While some of the songs and dances are great, I was not happy with the script, with gambling, cheating, and dishonesty presented sympathetically.  And that's without getting into the blackface "tribute."  There are better Fred & Ginger movies, but this one is all right to pass the time.  George Stevens directed, before Gunga Din and Shane.

Shall We Dance (1937)

Shall We Dance (1937)

RKO

May 7, 1937

Musical
DVD
C+

The plotting is pretty bad here, and not in a fun fever-dream sort of way, like in Flying Down to Rio, more in a "Are we supposed to forgive all this behavior?" sort of way.  Still, the songs and dances are justifiably famous, and I think this movie is worth watching once, maybe twice.  Mark Sandrich directed.