The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
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π 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.
π΅ Budget: USD
1,196,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1939-03-29
β Running Time:
93 mins
β Vote Average:
7.0
Beloved Cast
Vernon Castle
Fred Astaire
Irene Castle
Ginger Rogers
Maggie Sutton
Edna May Oliver
Walter
Walter Brennan
Lew Fields
Lew Fields
Papa Aubel
Etienne Girardot
Mrs. Foote
Janet Beecher
Emile Aubel
Rolfe Sedan
Artist
Leonid Kinskey
Dr. Foote
Robert Strange
Student Pilot
Douglas Walton
Papa Louis
Clarence Derwent
Charlie
Sonny Lamont
Claire Ford
Frances Mercer
Grand Duke
Victor Varconi
Hotel Manager
Donald MacBride
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Marge Champion
Adjutant (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
George Irving
(uncredited)
Hugh McArthur
(uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
(uncredited)
Buzz Barton
(uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Stockbroker
Brooks Benedict
(uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
Frenchman (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Mechanic (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Mary Brodel
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Don Brodie
(uncredited)
Neal Burns
Announcer (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
(uncredited)
Willis Clare
Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Man in Montage (uncredited)
James Conaty
Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
Armand Cortes
French Landlady (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Actor in "Patria" (uncredited)
Roy D'Arcy
Man in Balcony (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Singer (uncredited)
Dick Dennis
Lady Bolton (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
(uncredited)
Billy Franey
(uncredited)
Dorothy George
Conductor (uncredited)
Jack George
Newsboy (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen
(uncredited)
Neal Hart
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Ethel Haworth
Colonel (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
British Sergeant (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
(uncredited)
Ida May Johnson
Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
French Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jacques Lory
(uncredited)
Dorothy Lovett
Frenchman in Hotel (uncredited)
Max Lucke
Army Pilot (uncredited)
David Mcdonald
French Singer (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
Frank (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Movie Director (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
(uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
British Officer (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
(uncredited)
Esther Muir
Drag Dancer (uncredited)
Emmett O'Brien
(uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Recruiter (uncredited)
Milton Owen
(uncredited)
Bill Patton
Adjutant (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
(uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Newsboy (uncredited)
Joe Polosci
(uncredited)
Fred Reinhold
Old Man in Montage (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Piano Specialty (uncredited)
Jean Sablon
(uncredited)
Jean Stevens
Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)
Kay Sutton
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
Fred Sweeney
(uncredited)
D.H. Turner
Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Allen Wood
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
William Worthington
Mary (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo
Army Pilot (uncredited)
John Meredith
Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde