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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

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Calorie Rating: 131
Released: 1939-03-29
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Budget: 1196000
Revenue 1825000
Studios: RKO Radio Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

W. Argyle Nelson
Assistant Director


Cast

Fred Astaire
Character: Vernon Castle
Ginger Rogers
Character: Irene Castle
Edna May Oliver
Character: Maggie Sutton

Walter Brennan
Character: Walter
Lew Fields
Character: Lew Fields
Etienne Girardot
Character: Papa Aubel

Janet Beecher
Character: Mrs. Foote
Rolfe Sedan
Character: Emile Aubel
Leonid Kinskey
Character: Artist

Robert Strange
Character: Dr. Foote
Douglas Walton
Character: Student Pilot
Clarence Derwent
Character: Papa Louis

Sonny Lamont
Character: Charlie
Frances Mercer
Character: Claire Ford
Victor Varconi
Character: Grand Duke

Donald MacBride
Character: Hotel Manager
Marge Champion
Character: Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Character: Adjutant (uncredited)

Jack Gargan
Character: Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)
George Irving
Character: Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Hugh McArthur
Character: (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz
Character: (uncredited)
Buzz Barton
Character: (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Character: (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Character: Stockbroker
Joe Bordeaux
Character: (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Character: Frenchman (uncredited)

Lynton Brent
Character: Mechanic (uncredited)
Mary Brodel
Character: Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)

Neal Burns
Character: (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Character: Announcer (uncredited)
Willis Clare
Character: (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.
Character: Boy in Montage (uncredited)
James Conaty
Character: Man in Montage (uncredited)
Armand Cortes
Character: Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Character: French Landlady (uncredited)
Roy D'Arcy
Character: Actor in "Patria" (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Character: Man in Balcony (uncredited)

Dick Dennis
Character: Singer (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Character: Lady Bolton (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Character: Train Conductor (uncredited)

Billy Franey
Character: (uncredited)
Dorothy George
Character: (uncredited)
Jack George
Character: Conductor (uncredited)

Wesley Giraud
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen
Character: Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Neal Hart
Character: (uncredited)

Ethel Haworth
Character: Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Character: Colonel (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Character: British Sergeant (uncredited)

Ida May Johnson
Character: (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Character: Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)
Jacques Lory
Character: French Cab Driver (uncredited)

Dorothy Lovett
Character: (uncredited)
Max Lucke
Character: Frenchman in Hotel (uncredited)
David Mcdonald
Character: Army Pilot (uncredited)

Louis Mercier
Character: French Singer (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Character: Frank (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Character: Movie Director (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer
Character: (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Character: British Officer (uncredited)
Esther Muir
Character: (uncredited)

Emmett O'Brien
Character: Drag Dancer (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Character: (uncredited)
Milton Owen
Character: Recruiter (uncredited)

Bill Patton
Character: (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Character: Adjutant (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Character: (uncredited)

Joe Polosci
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Reinhold
Character: (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Character: Old Man in Montage (uncredited)

Jean Sablon
Character: Piano Specialty (uncredited)
Jean Stevens
Character: (uncredited)
Kay Sutton
Character: Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)

Fred Sweeney
Character: Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
D.H. Turner
Character: (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Character: Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)

Allen Wood
Character: Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)
William Worthington
Character: Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo
Character: Mary (uncredited)

John Meredith
Character: Army Pilot (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
Character: Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Dorothy Yost
Adaptation

Pandro S. Berman
Executive In Charge Of Production
Perry Ferguson
Assistant Art Director

Hermes Pan
Choreographer
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Irene Castle
Costume Design

Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration

Victor Baravalle
Music Director
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography

Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Richard Van Hessen
Sound Recordist

Irene Castle
Technical Advisor