The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

Name: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Genre: Music, Romance
Released: 1939-03-29
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields

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.

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Released 1939-03-29 · 93 min · Music, Romance

Directed by H. C. Potter

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
Clarence Derwent as Papa Louis
Sonny Lamont as Charlie
Frances Mercer as Claire Ford
Victor Varconi as Grand Duke