"Dazzling entertainment rainbowed by memory's most haunting hit melodies!"

1939

1h 33m

6.9(39 votes)

Music

Romance

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.

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83 members

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Fred Astaire

Vernon Castle

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Ginger Rogers

Irene Castle

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Edna May Oliver

Maggie Sutton

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Walter Brennan

Walter

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Lew Fields

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Etienne Girardot

Papa Aubel

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Janet Beecher

Mrs. Foote

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Rolfe Sedan

Emile Aubel

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Leonid Kinskey

Artist

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Robert Strange

Dr. Foote

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Douglas Walton

Student Pilot

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Clarence Derwent

Papa Louis

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Sonny Lamont

Charlie

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Frances Mercer

Claire Ford

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Victor Varconi

Grand Duke

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Donald MacBride

Hotel Manager

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Marge Champion

Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Frank Faylen

Adjutant (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)

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George Irving

Colonel's Aide (uncredited)

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Hugh McArthur

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Theodore von Eltz

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Buzz Barton

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Max Barwyn

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Brooks Benedict

Stockbroker

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Joe Bordeaux

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Eugene Borden

Frenchman (uncredited)

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Lynton Brent

Mechanic (uncredited)

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Mary Brodel

Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Neal Burns

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Tom Chatterton

Announcer (uncredited)

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Willis Clare

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Frank Coghlan Jr.

Boy in Montage (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Man in Montage (uncredited)

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Armand Cortes

Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

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Adrienne D'Ambricourt

French Landlady (uncredited)

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Roy D'Arcy

Actor in "Patria" (uncredited)

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Hal K. Dawson

Man in Balcony (uncredited)

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Dick Dennis

Singer (uncredited)

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Elspeth Dudgeon

Lady Bolton (uncredited)

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Dick Elliott

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Billy Franey

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Dorothy George

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Jack George

Conductor (uncredited)

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Wesley Giraud

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Eleanor Hansen

Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Neal Hart

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Ethel Haworth

Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Russell Hicks

Colonel (uncredited)

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Leyland Hodgson

British Sergeant (uncredited)

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Ida May Johnson

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Tiny Jones

Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)

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Jacques Lory

French Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Dorothy Lovett

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Max Lucke

Frenchman in Hotel (uncredited)

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David Mcdonald

Army Pilot (uncredited)

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Louis Mercier

French Singer (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Frank (uncredited)

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Bruce Mitchell

Movie Director (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

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Leonard Mudie

British Officer (uncredited)

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Esther Muir

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Emmett O'Brien

Drag Dancer (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

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Milton Owen

Recruiter (uncredited)

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Bill Patton

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Steve Pendleton

Adjutant (uncredited)

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Jack Perrin

(uncredited)

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Joe Polosci

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Fred Reinhold

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Jack Richardson

Old Man in Montage (uncredited)

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Jean Sablon

Piano Specialty (uncredited)

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Jean Stevens

(uncredited)

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Kay Sutton

Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)

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Fred Sweeney

Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)

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D.H. Turner

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Ellinor Vanderveer

Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)

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Allen Wood

Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)

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William Worthington

Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

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Lillian Yarbo

Mary (uncredited)

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John Meredith

Army Pilot (uncredited)

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Poppy Wilde

Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)

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