The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
In 1911, Vernon Castle, minor comic in a stage revue, pursues the leading lady to a New Jersey beach...where, instead, he meets stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they're married; at Irene's insistence, they abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career, which attempt only lands them in Paris without a sou. Fortunately, agent Maggie Sutton hears them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. But at the height of their fame, World War I begins...
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Biography, Musical, Romance
1939
93 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
- Duration : 93 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Richard Sherman (screen play), Oscar Hammerstein II (adaptation), Dorothy Yost (adaptation), Irene Castle (based on stories: "My Husband" and "My Memories of Vernon Castle" by)
- Directors : H.C. Potter min
- Imdb : 7 (1586 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.7 (1176 votes)
- Actors : Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan
Movie Storyline
In 1911, Vernon Castle, minor comic in a stage revue, pursues the leading lady to a New Jersey beach...where, instead, he meets stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they're married; at Irene's insistence, they abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career, which attempt only lands them in Paris without a sou. Fortunately, agent Maggie Sutton hears them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. But at the height of their fame, World War I begins...