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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

PG ★ 7.0/10 93 min Music, Romance United States English
Director: H. C. Potter
Adaptations: Dorothy Yost, Oscar Hammerstein II
Screenplay by: Richard Sherman
Story by: Irene Castle
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Dazzling entertainment rainbowed by memory's most haunting hit melodies!

Description

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.

Top Cast

Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire Vernon Castle
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers Irene Castle
Edna May Oliver
Edna May Oliver Maggie Sutton
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan Walter
Lew Fields
Lew Fields Lew Fields
Etienne Girardot
Etienne Girardot Papa Aubel
Janet Beecher
Janet Beecher Mrs. Foote
Rolfe Sedan
Rolfe Sedan Emile Aubel

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