The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
3.5 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
The great Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in this fascinating biopic as the greatest ballroom dance team of the first half of the 20th Century: Vernon and Irene Castle. In the years from 1913 to 1917 this phenomenal dancing pair swept the world with their mastery of dancing and quickly became celebrities of high society. When Vernon, who was only hired to be a comic actor, gets stuck in Paris, he meets Irene and they become a dancing pair. Their agent Maggie Sutton (Edna Mae Oliver) gets them the breaks that make Vernon and Irene figures of social change with ballroom dancing regaining popularity and their creation of `the Castle Walk` dance step. This all-star cast featuring Walter Brennan also has Oscar Hammerstein composing the music. - Actors:
- Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Etienne Girardot, Janet Beecher, Rolfe Sedan, Leonid Kinskey, Robert Strange, Douglas Walton, Clarence Derwent, Sonny Lamont, Frances Mercer, Victor Varconi
- Directors:
- H.C. Potter
- Producers:
- Pandro S. Berman, Gordon Haight
- Writers:
- Richard Sherman, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Studio:
- Odeon
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
- Collections:
- Fred and Ginger: Duets and Solos, Romantic Film Pairings for Valentine's Day, Top 10 Films of 1939
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