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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Dazzling entertainment rainbowed by memory's most haunting hit melodies!

Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields

Writer: Dorothy Yost, Richard Sherman, Oscar Hammerstein II, Irene Castle

Release Date:
March 29, 1939
Ratings:
7.0 / 10
Director:
H. C. Potter
Companies:
RKO Radio Pictures

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.