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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a 1939 American biographical musical comedy directed by H.C. Potter. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan. The film is based on the stories My Husband and My Memories of Vernon Castle, by Irene Castle.
Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers and dance teachers who appeared on Broadway and in silent films in the early 20th century. They are credited with reviving the popularity of modern dancing. Castle was a stage name: Vernon (2 May 1887 – 15 February 1918) was born William Vernon Blyth in England.
A musical biography of the famous dancing couple who taught the world to two-step. Starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, with Edna May Oliver and Walter Brennan, directed by H.C. Potter.
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- Biography, Drama, Musical
- H.C. Potter
- 1939-03-29
Vernon and Irene Castle were an American husband-and-wife dancing team, famous as the originators of the one-step and the turkey trot. Vernon and Irene were married in 1911 and as dance partners became famous worldwide.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Brief Synopsis. True story of the dancing team who taught the world to two-step. Cast & Crew. Read More. H. C. Potter. Director. Fred Astaire. Vernon Castle. Ginger Rogers. Irene Castle. Edna May Oliver. Maggie Sutton. Walter Brennan. Lew Fields. Photos & Videos. View All. 2 Photos. Film Details. Also Known As.
- H. C. Potter, Argyle Nelson
- Fred Astaire
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle ★★★ 1939. In this, their last film together for RKO, Astaire and Rogers portray the internationally successful ballroom dancers who achieved popularity in the early 1900s.
Vernon Castle is performing a slapstick routine as "second banana" to vaudevillian Lew Fields when he meets Irene Foote, the daughter of a staid New Rochelle doctor. Irene, who loves to dance, arouses Vernon's ambition to become a great dancer, and she weans him away from vaudeville.
