Directed by:
William A. SeiterCinematography:
Edward CronjagerComposer:
Jerome KernCast:
Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Helen Westley, Claire Dodd, Victor Varconi, Luis Alberni, Ferdinand Munier, Bodil Rosing (more)Plots(1)
This elegant adaptation of the Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach stage play stars Irene Dunne as an aristocratic Russian emigrée in Paris, and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as Americans abroad. Huck Haines sails all the way to the City of Lights with his friend John, whose jazz band has a couple of gigs lined up at a local club. Unfortunately, the group isn't what the proprietor expected, and he refuses to honor the engagement. So Haines and the musicians head to Roberta's -- a chic boutique owned by Huck's Aunt Minnie. It is there that John meets the Russian princess Stephanie, now Minnie's employee, and immediately falls for her. Not too much later, Huck also runs into romance... in the figure of his former girlfriend, Lizzie. Confusion, masquerades, deceptions -- and, of course, music and dance -- will be the order of the day before these two couples get their love lives sorted out... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Irene Dunne
USA
Best movies:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Penny Serenade (1941)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Fred Astaire
USA
Best movies:
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Ginger Rogers
USA
Best movies:
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Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
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Randolph Scott
USA
Best movies:
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Virginia City (1940)
Helen Westley
USA
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Show Boat (1936)
Heidi (1937)
Claire Dodd
USA
Best movies:
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Roberta (1935)
Victor Varconi
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
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The Sea Hawk (1940)
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Luis Alberni
Spain
Best movies:
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Anthony Adverse (1936)
Ferdinand Munier
USA
Best movies:
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Bodil Rosing
Denmark
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Lucille Ball
USA
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William Frawley
USA
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Kay Sutton
USA
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Maxine Jennings
USA
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Mike Lally
USA
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Dale Van Sickel
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William B. Davidson
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Mary Forbes
UK
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Lynne Carver
USA
Best movies:
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Roberta (1935)
Gene Sheldon
USA
Best movies:
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