Swing Time (1936) ***1/2 [CC BD Double Feature Pt. 1]

George Stevens's Swing Time (1936) is a light and fluffy (and "Fine") romance of a film with a few classic tunes. Astaire and Rogers are, of course, charming, the choreography and dancing are, of course, impressive and Stevens's direction is on point. Victor Moore's amusingly expressive grifter and Helen Broderick's sarcastic wisecracker make a cute sidekick couple. The story itself is serviceable and the blackface sequence is very unfortunate (especially considering how long it goes on for) but the film has plenty of that Old Hollywood magic that makes you feel warm all over.