Roberta

"Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!"

1935 1h 46m EN

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 49

ComedyMusicRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William A. Seiter
Writers: Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, Allan Scott
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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91 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William A. Seiter, shot by Edward Cronjager. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor William Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Irene Dunne and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0026942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William A. Seiter directs. Edward Cronjager behind the camera. William Hamilton cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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191 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by William A. Seiter, shot by Edward Cronjager. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor William Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Irene Dunne and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!".
7IMDB entry: tt0026942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "dancing", "paris, france", "dance performance", "musical".