The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
movie
Dazzling entertainment rainbowed by memory's most haunting hit melodies!
Released March 29, 1939
Overview
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
Fred Astaire
as
Vernon Castle
Ginger Rogers
as
Irene Castle
Edna May Oliver
as
Maggie Sutton
Walter Brennan
as
Walter
Lew Fields
as
Lew Fields
Etienne Girardot
as
Papa Aubel
Janet Beecher
as
Mrs. Foote
Rolfe Sedan
as
Emile Aubel
Leonid Kinskey
as
Artist
Robert Strange
as
Dr. Foote
Douglas Walton
as
Student Pilot
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Clarence Derwent
as
Papa Louis
Crew
Dorothy Yost
as
Adaptation
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Richard Sherman
as
Screenplay
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Oscar Hammerstein II
as
Adaptation
H. C. Potter
as
Director
Irene Castle
as
Story
Pandro S. Berman
as
Executive In Charge Of Production
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Perry Ferguson
as
Assistant Art Director
Hermes Pan
as
Choreographer
Walter Plunkett
as
Costume Design
Irene Castle
as
Costume Design
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Con Conrad
as
Songs
Vernon L. Walker
as
Special Effects