
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Music | Romance
Release Date
March 29, 1939
Duration
93 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts

Vernon Castle
Fred Astaire

Irene Castle
Ginger Rogers

Maggie Sutton
Edna May Oliver

Walter
Walter Brennan

Lew Fields
Lew Fields

Papa Aubel
Etienne Girardot

Mrs. Foote
Janet Beecher

Emile Aubel
Rolfe Sedan

Artist
Leonid Kinskey

Dr. Foote
Robert Strange

Student Pilot
Douglas Walton

Papa Louis
Clarence Derwent

Charlie
Sonny Lamont

Claire Ford
Frances Mercer

Grand Duke
Victor Varconi

Hotel Manager
Donald MacBride

Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Marge Champion

Adjutant (uncredited)
Frank Faylen

Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)
Jack Gargan

Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
George Irving

(uncredited)
Hugh McArthur

(uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz

(uncredited)
Buzz Barton

(uncredited)
Max Barwyn

Stockbroker
Brooks Benedict

(uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux

Frenchman (uncredited)
Eugene Borden

Mechanic (uncredited)
Lynton Brent

Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Mary Brodel

Stage Manager (uncredited)
Don Brodie

(uncredited)
Neal Burns

Announcer (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton

(uncredited)
Willis Clare

Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.

Man in Montage (uncredited)
James Conaty

Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
Armand Cortes

French Landlady (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Actor in "Patria" (uncredited)
Roy D'Arcy

Man in Balcony (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson

Singer (uncredited)
Dick Dennis

Lady Bolton (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon

Train Conductor (uncredited)
Dick Elliott

(uncredited)
Billy Franey

(uncredited)
Dorothy George

Conductor (uncredited)
Jack George

Newsboy (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud

Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen

(uncredited)
Neal Hart

Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Ethel Haworth

Colonel (uncredited)
Russell Hicks

British Sergeant (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson

(uncredited)
Ida May Johnson

Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)
Tiny Jones

French Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jacques Lory

(uncredited)
Dorothy Lovett

Frenchman in Hotel (uncredited)
Max Lucke

Army Pilot (uncredited)
David Mcdonald

French Singer (uncredited)
Louis Mercier

Frank (uncredited)
Frank Mills

Movie Director (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell

(uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer

British Officer (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie

(uncredited)
Esther Muir

Drag Dancer (uncredited)
Emmett O'Brien

(uncredited)
Frank O'Connor

Recruiter (uncredited)
Milton Owen

(uncredited)
Bill Patton

Adjutant (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton

(uncredited)
Jack Perrin

Newsboy (uncredited)
Joe Polosci

(uncredited)
Fred Reinhold

Old Man in Montage (uncredited)
Jack Richardson

Piano Specialty (uncredited)
Jean Sablon

(uncredited)
Jean Stevens

Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)
Kay Sutton

Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
Fred Sweeney

(uncredited)
D.H. Turner

Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer

Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Allen Wood

Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
William Worthington

Mary (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo

Army Pilot (uncredited)
John Meredith

Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
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