The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
War/Musical/Romance/Classic · 1h 33m · 3/29/1939
Description
"You could be a perfectly wonderful dancer if you wanted to," Irene tells the vaudeville second banana who will someday be her husband. They were even more wonderful together. Vernon and Irene Castle became King and Queen of the Ballroom, creating the Castle Walk, Maxie, Texas Tommy and other sensations. The world followed their every move. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers close their fabulous run of '30s films by portraying the popular dancers whose influence extended to pre-World War I lifestyles (Castle candies, shoes and beauty supplies were just a few of the duo's product lines). Period tunes and the star's dellighful stepping of Castle dances accent this film of goodbyes to a fond yesteryear and to the Astaire/Rogers RKO partnership. Apart, Fred and Ginger would make fine movies. But they were even more wonderful together.
Fred Astaire
Vernon Castle
Ginger Rogers
Irene Castle nee Foote
Edna May Oliver
Maggie Sutton
Walter Brennan
Walter Ash
Lew Fields
Lew Fields
Etienne Girardot
Papa Aubel
Janet Beecher
Mrs. Foote
Rolfe Sedan
Emile Aubel
Leonid Kinskey
Artist
Carolina Silva
Dr. Hubert Foote
Douglas Walton
Student PilotClarence Derwent
Papa LouisSonny Lamont
Charlie, Tap DancerFrances Mercer
Claire Ford
Victor Varconi
Grand Duke
Donald MacBride
Hotel Manager
Buzz Barton
Bit Part (uncredited)Max Barwyn
Bit Part (uncredited)Brooks Benedict
Stockbroker (uncredited)Joe Bordeaux
Bit Part (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Frenchman (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Mechanic (uncredited)Mary Brodel
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Stage Manager at Benefit (uncredited)
Neal Burns
Bit Part (uncredited)
Marge Champion
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Announcer at Benefit (uncredited)Willis Clare
Bit Part (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Boy in Montage (uncredited)James Conaty
Man in Montage (uncredited)Armand Cortes
Wardrobe Man at Benefit (uncredited)Adrienne D'Ambricourt
French Landlady (uncredited)
Roy D'Arcy
Actor in 'Patria' (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Man in Balcony in Fields Audience (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Lady Bolton (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Adjutant (uncredited)
Billy Franey
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)Jack George
Orchestra Conductor, Paris (uncredited)Wesley Giraud
Newsboy at Train Station (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Neal Hart
Bit Part (uncredited)Ethel Haworth
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Colonel (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
British Sergeant (uncredited)
George Irving
Colonel's Aide (uncredited)Tiny Jones
Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)Jacques Lory
French Cab Driver (uncredited)
Dorothy Lovett
Bit Part (uncredited)Max Lucke
Frenchman in Hotel (uncredited)Hugh McArthur
Bit Part (uncredited)David Mcdonald
Army Pilot (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
French Singer (uncredited)John Meredith
Army Pilot (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Frank, Stage Manager at Benefit (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Movie Director (uncredited)Edmund Mortimer
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
British Officer (uncredited)
Esther Muir
Bit Part (uncredited)Emmett O'Brien
Drag Dancer at Benefit (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Bit Part (uncredited)Milton Owen
Recruiter (uncredited)Bill Patton
Bit Part (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Adjutant (uncredited)Jack Perrin
Bit Part (uncredited)Joe Polosci
Newsboy at Train Station (uncredited)Jack Richardson
Old Man in Montage (uncredited)Jean Sablon
Piano specialty (French version of 'The Darktown Strutters ´ Ball' (uncredited)
Kay Sutton
Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)Fred Sweeney
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)D.H. Turner
Bit Part (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Guest with the Grand Duke (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Bit Part (uncredited)Allen Wood
Flower Delivery Boy on Bus (uncredited)William Worthington
Man reading newspaper (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo
Mary, Claire's Maid (uncredited)H.C. Potter
Director
Shall We Dance
Top Hat
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Carefree
Flying Down to Rio
Roberta
Follow the Fleet
The Barkleys of Broadway
Second Chorus
Stormy Weather
Yankee Doodle Dandy
For Me and My Gal
Easter Parade
On the Town
An American in Paris
Singin' In The Rain
The Band Wagon
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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