Roberta
1935/03/07 • Released • French, English
Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!
Overview
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.
Director : William A. Seiter
Casts
Irene Dunne
Stephanie
Fred Astaire
Huck Haines
Ginger Rogers
Scharwenka
Randolph Scott
John Kent
Helen Westley
Roberta
Claire Dodd
Sophie
Victor Varconi
Ladislaw
Luis Alberni
Voyda
Torben Meyer
Albert
Bodil Rosing
Fernande
Lucille Ball
Fashion Model (uncredited)
Candy Candido
Candy (uncredited)
William Frawley
Bartender (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
(uncredited)
Lynne Carver
(uncredited)
Mary Forbes
(uncredited)
Jane Hamilton
(uncredited)
Grace Hayle
(uncredited)
Maxine Jennings
(uncredited)
Marie Osborne
(uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Fashion Model (uncredited)
Gene Sheldon
(uncredited)
Kay Sutton
(uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
(uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
(uncredited)
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