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Roberta

Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!

Not Rated Comedy Music Romance

Starring: Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Helen Westley

Writer: Alice Duer Miller, Allan Scott, Sam Mintz, Jane Murfin, Otto A. Harbach

Release Date:
March 7, 1935
Ratings:
7.0 / 10
Director:
William A. Seiter
Companies:
RKO Radio Pictures

Overview

Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, Stephanie. There they meet the singer Scharwenka (alias Huck's old friend Lizzie), who gets the band a job. Meanwhile, Madame Roberta passes away and leaves the business to John and he goes into partnership with Stephanie.