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The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle Details

1939 Certificate U
  • Rated:
  • 70
  • from 119 members

Who else but the fabulous Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the greatest dancing team of all time, could portray Vernon & Irene Castle, the renowned ballroom dancers of the years preceding World War I? Fred and Ginger dance up a storm as they dramatize the careers of the Castles. The pair first unite when Irene persuades Vernon .. Read more

Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Janet Beecher, Walter Brennan
Director H. C Potter
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Music/Musical

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The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle

Who else but the fabulous Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the greatest dancing team of all time, could portray Vernon & Irene Castle, the renowned ballroom dancers of the years preceding World War I? Fred and Ginger dance up a storm as they dramatize the careers of the Castles. The pair first unite when Irene persuades Vernon to give up his corny vaudeville clowning to cultivate his obvious dancing abilities. After some lean years, a sharp agent sponsors the team and their rise to fame is phenomenal. Soon they are setting Paris aglow with their stunning routines. Then the first World War intervenes and brings a shocking tragedy. Vernon is killed in a crash on a training field in Texas abruptly ending the Castles' reign on the dance floor.

Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Janet Beecher, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Etienne Girardot, Sonny Lamont, Edna May Oliver
Director H. C Potter
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Music/Musical
Released DVD: 01 Dec 2004
Production year: 1939
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 4

    Pleasant understated musical with very agreeable dance sequences and a firm overall style. The last of the main stream of AstaireĞRogers musicals.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • Rated - 4 stars

    a treasure

    lovely to see them in a true story. It was quite poignant. Of course there's the fantastic dancing, ever so slightly different to later films,so that's really interesting to see.

      • Claire Beadnell from Cornwall, England
      • Posted 07 Jun 2007 08:04

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  • Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Not a review but..

    thanks so much for spoiling the entire plot in your 'synopsis'

    Might as well not bother then!

    • BadJUJU
      • BadJUJU from London
      • Posted 02 Sep 2008 21:45

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      Who else but the fabulous Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the greatest dancing team of all time, could portray Vernon & Irene Castle, the renowned ballroom dancers of the years preceding World War I? Fred and Ginger dance up a storm as they dramatize the careers of the Castles. The pair first unite ...