THE CRIMSON MOVIEGOER

Contrary to the theatre-advertisement that "Swing Time: is their greatest dance and song achievement," Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are not at their best. But don't misunderstand us, "Swing Time" is still a mighty entertaining picture.

So far as the "dance and song achievement" goes, it was nothing extraordinary for that pair. There were no great song hits and no unusual dances. But there was wit, and grimacing, and cold-shouldering to Astaire-Rogers perfection.

The picture opens with Fred Astaire late for his wedding, a circumstance that eventually saves him from an unhappy marriage and preserves him for a chance meeting with Ginger Rogers, a ball room instructor. He gambles his way into quite a fortune--in fact gambling eases him over a great many of his obstacles. And the effect on the audience is very pleasing, because it saves them a lot of worrying and figuring out how he can get out of this or that scrape. "Swing Time" offers anyone with a sense of humor a very pleasant evening.