Roberta

Roberta (1935)

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.

Date of release
1935-03-07
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (50)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Director
William A. Seiter

Casting

  • 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
  • Ferdinand Munier — Lord Delves
  • Torben Meyer — Albert
  • Adrian Rosley — Professor
  • Bodil Rosing — Fernande

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