The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

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
Clarence Derwent Papa Louis

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