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Roberta

19357.0 / 10106 min
Comedy, Music, Romance

Overview

Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!

Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, Stephanie. There they meet the singer Scharwenka (alias Huck's old friend Lizzie), who gets the band a job. Meanwhile, Madame Roberta passes away and leaves the business to John and he goes into partnership with Stephanie.

Cast

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Stephanie

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Huck Haines

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Scharwenka

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

John Kent

Helen Westley

Helen Westley

Roberta

Claire Dodd

Claire Dodd

Sophie

Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

Ladislaw

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Voyda

Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Lord Delves

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Albert

Adrian Rosley

Adrian Rosley

Professor

Bodil Rosing

Bodil Rosing

Fernande

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Fashion Model (uncredited)

Candy Candido

Candy Candido

Candy (uncredited)

William Frawley

William Frawley

Bartender (uncredited)

Virginia Carroll

Virginia Carroll

(uncredited)

Lynne Carver

Lynne Carver

(uncredited)

Diane Cook

Diane Cook

(uncredited)

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

(uncredited)

Jane Hamilton

Jane Hamilton

(uncredited)

Grace Hayle

Grace Hayle

(uncredited)

Maxine Jennings

Maxine Jennings

(uncredited)

Marie Osborne

Marie Osborne

(uncredited)

Wanda Perry

Wanda Perry

Fashion Model (uncredited)

Donna Mae Roberts

Donna Mae Roberts

(uncredited)

Sam Savitsky

Sam Savitsky

(uncredited)

Gene Sheldon

Gene Sheldon

(uncredited)

Kay Sutton

Kay Sutton

(uncredited)

Mike Tellegen

Mike Tellegen

(uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

(uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

Michael Visaroff

(uncredited)

William Carey

William Carey

Wabash Indian (uncredited)

Crew

William A. Seiter

William A. Seiter

Director

Alice Duer Miller

Alice Duer Miller

Novel

Jane Murfin

Jane Murfin

Screenplay

Sam Mintz

Sam Mintz

Screenplay

Allan Scott

Allan Scott

Screenplay

Pandro S. Berman

Pandro S. Berman

Producer

Edward Cronjager

Edward Cronjager

Director of Photography

William Hamilton

William Hamilton

Editor

Van Nest Polglase

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Bernard Newman

Bernard Newman

Costume Design

Jerome Kern

Jerome Kern

Music

Otto A. Harbach

Otto A. Harbach

Lyricist

Glenn Tryon

Glenn Tryon

Additional Dialogue

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Music Director

Carroll Clark

Carroll Clark

Assistant Art Director

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Choreographer

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Dresser

John E. Tribby

John E. Tribby

Sound Recordist

Otto A. Harbach

Otto A. Harbach

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