The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
In 1911, Vernon Castle, minor comic in a stage revue, pursues the leading lady to a New Jersey beach…where, instead, he meets stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they're married; at Irene's insistence, they abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career, which attempt only lands them in Paris without a sou. Fortunately, agent Maggie Sutton hears them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. But at the height of their fame, World War I begins… —Rod Crawford <[email protected]>
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, War
Director: H.C. Potter
Actors: Edna May Oliver, Etienne Girardot, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Janet Beecher, Lew Fields, Walter Brennan
Country: United States