The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939In 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.
Acted in
Fred Astaire
as Vernon Castle
Ginger Rogers
as Irene Castle
Edna May Oliver
as Maggie Sutton
Walter Brennan
as Walter
Lew Fields
as Lew Fields
Etienne Girardot
as Papa Aubel
Janet Beecher
as Mrs. Foote
Rolfe Sedan
as Emile Aubel
Leonid Kinskey
as Artist
Robert Strange
as Dr. Foote
Douglas Walton
as Student Pilot
Clarence Derwent
as Papa Louis
Sonny Lamont
as Charlie
Frances Mercer
as Claire Ford
Victor Varconi
as Grand Duke
Donald MacBride
as Hotel Manager
Marge Champion
as Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
as Adjutant (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)
George Irving
as Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
Hugh McArthur
as (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
as (uncredited)
Buzz Barton
as (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
as (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Stockbroker
Joe Bordeaux
as (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Mary Brodel
as Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Don Brodie
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Neal Burns
as (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
as Announcer (uncredited)
Willis Clare
as (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
James Conaty
as Man in Montage (uncredited)
Armand Cortes
as Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as French Landlady (uncredited)
Roy D'Arcy
as Actor in "Patria" (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
as Man in Balcony (uncredited)
Dick Dennis
as Singer (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
as Lady Bolton (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Billy Franey
as (uncredited)
Dorothy George
as (uncredited)
Jack George
as Conductor (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen
as Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Neal Hart
as (uncredited)
Ethel Haworth
as Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
as Colonel (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
as British Sergeant (uncredited)
Ida May Johnson
as (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
as Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)
Jacques Lory
as French Cab Driver (uncredited)
Dorothy Lovett
as (uncredited)
Max Lucke
as Frenchman in Hotel (uncredited)
David Mcdonald
as Army Pilot (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
as French Singer (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Frank (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
as Movie Director (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
as (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
as British Officer (uncredited)
Esther Muir
as (uncredited)
Emmett O'Brien
as Drag Dancer (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as (uncredited)
Milton Owen
as Recruiter (uncredited)
Bill Patton
as (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
as Adjutant (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
as (uncredited)
Joe Polosci
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Reinhold
as (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
as Old Man in Montage (uncredited)
Jean Sablon
as Piano Specialty (uncredited)
Jean Stevens
as (uncredited)
Kay Sutton
as Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)
Fred Sweeney
as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
D.H. Turner
as (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
as Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)
Allen Wood
as Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)
William Worthington
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo
as Mary (uncredited)
John Meredith
as Army Pilot (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
as Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)