The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Dazzling entertainment rainbowed by memory's most haunting hit melodies!
PG 1939 · 93 min · ★ 7.0 · Music, Romance
In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.
Directed by H. C. Potter · Written by Richard Sherman
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Fred Astaire Vernon Castle -
Ginger Rogers Irene Castle -
Edna May Oliver Maggie Sutton -
Walter Brennan Walter -
Lew Fields Lew Fields -
Etienne Girardot Papa Aubel -
Janet Beecher Mrs. Foote -
Rolfe Sedan Emile Aubel -
Leonid Kinskey Artist -
Robert Strange Dr. Foote -
Douglas Walton Student Pilot - C Clarence Derwent Papa Louis
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