The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939/03/29 (US) | 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.
Richard Sherman
Screenplay
H. C. Potter
Director
Lead Cast
Fred Astaire
Vernon Castle
Ginger Rogers
Irene Castle
Edna May Oliver
Maggie Sutton
Walter Brennan
Walter
Lew Fields
Lew Fields
Etienne Girardot
Papa Aubel
Janet Beecher
Mrs. Foote
Budget
$ 1,196,000
Revenue
$ 1,825,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- RKO Radio Pictures
Crews
Dorothy Yost
Adaptation
Oscar Hammerstein II
Adaptation
Irene Castle
Story
Pandro S. Berman
Executive In Charge Of Production
Perry Ferguson
Assistant Art Director
Hermes Pan
Choreographer