But here, as Penny, Ginger Rogers is completely caught off guard during her morning routine.
“The Way You Look Tonight” often brings to mind the vision of a beautiful woman, dolled up and ready for the night. Without actually seeing the woman he’s serenading, “The Way You Look Tonight” – in its original form – lacks the physical connection which seems to drive later versions. The camera cuts between Astaire, singing softly over the piano, to Rogers in the bathroom, her head covered in suds. What starts as a lighthearted apology to Penny, unfurls into a foxtrot ballad that fully commands her attention. Astaire begins to tap on the piano casually, easing into the number that would go on to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Ginger Rogers hovers in the bathroom, shampooing her hair over the sink. Though it’s not the most beloved Astaire-Rogers collab, the introduction of “The Way You Look Tonight” along with Astaire and Rogers’ famous “Never Gonna Dance” sequence of make up for a convoluted plot.įred Astaire, as Lucky, first performs “The Way You Look Tonight” while seated at the piano in Penny’s apartment. In Swing Time, Astair plays Lucky, the fast-talking dancer with a gambling addiction, in cahoots with Rogers as a frosty dance instructor named Penny. “The Way You Look Tonight” was first composed by songwriters Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern for the 1936 musical comedy film Swing Time, starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.
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