The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 • Music | Romance
H. C. Potter
Director
Irene Castle
Story
Status
Released
Release date
March 29, 1939
Duration
93 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.1741
Budget
$1,196,000
Revenue
$1,825,000
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.
Cast
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Edna May Oliver
Walter Brennan
Lew Fields
Etienne Girardot
Janet Beecher
Leonid Kinskey
Robert Strange
Douglas Walton
Sonny Lamont
Frances Mercer
Victor Varconi
Donald MacBride
Marge Champion
Frank Faylen
George Irving
Theodore von Eltz
Buzz Barton
Max Barwyn
Brooks Benedict
Eugene Borden
Lynton Brent
Don Brodie
Neal Burns
Tom Chatterton
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Roy D'Arcy
Hal K. Dawson
Elspeth Dudgeon
Dick Elliott
Billy Franey
Eleanor Hansen
Neal Hart
Russell Hicks
Leyland Hodgson
Dorothy Lovett
Frank Mills
Leonard Mudie
Esther Muir
Frank O'Connor
Steve Pendleton
Jack Perrin
Jack Richardson
Jean Sablon
Jean Stevens
Kay Sutton
Ellinor Vanderveer
William Worthington
Lillian Yarbo
Poppy Wilde
