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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939
7.0 ⭐
1h 33m
Music
Romance
"Dazzling entertainment rainbowed by memory's most haunting hit melodies!"

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.

Cast & Crew
Fred Astaire
Fred AstaireVernon Castle
Ginger Rogers
Ginger RogersIrene Castle
Edna May Oliver
Edna May OliverMaggie Sutton
Walter Brennan
Walter BrennanWalter
Lew Fields
Lew FieldsLew Fields
Etienne Girardot
Etienne GirardotPapa Aubel
Janet Beecher
Janet BeecherMrs. Foote
Rolfe Sedan
Rolfe SedanEmile Aubel
Leonid Kinskey
Leonid KinskeyArtist
Robert Strange
Robert StrangeDr. Foote
Douglas Walton
Douglas WaltonStudent Pilot
Clarence Derwent
Clarence DerwentPapa Louis