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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a 1939 American biographical musical comedy directed by H.C. Potter. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan. The film is based on the stories My Husband and My Memories of Vernon Castle, by Irene Castle.
Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers and dance teachers who appeared on Broadway and in silent films in the early 20th century. They are credited with reviving the popularity of modern dancing. Castle was a stage name: Vernon (2 May 1887 – 15 February 1918) was born William Vernon Blyth in England.
A musical biography of the famous dancing couple who taught the world to two-step. Starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, with Edna May Oliver and Walter Brennan, directed by H.C. Potter.
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- Biography, Drama, Musical
- H.C. Potter
- 1939-03-29
Vernon and Irene Castle were an American husband-and-wife dancing team, famous as the originators of the one-step and the turkey trot. Vernon and Irene were married in 1911 and as dance partners became famous worldwide.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ending his unplanned visit with her family, vaudeville comic Vernon Castle (Fred Astaire) is seen off by aspiring performer Irene (Ginger Rogers) at the New Rochelle train station, flashing his dance stylings, in The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle, 1939.
- H. C. Potter, Argyle Nelson
- Fred Astaire
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle ★★★ 1939. In this, their last film together for RKO, Astaire and Rogers portray the internationally successful ballroom dancers who achieved popularity in the early 1900s.
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle. In the years before World War I, vaudevillian Vernon Castle (Astaire) discovers that he shares a passion for dancing with Irene Foote (Rogers). 216 IMDb 6.9 1 h 33 min 1939. X-Ray 13+.
