Roberta (1935)

  • NR
  • 03/07/1935 (US)
  • Comedy, Music, Romance
  • 1h 46m

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.

Alice Duer Miller

Novel

William A. Seiter

Director

Allan Scott

Screenplay

Sam Mintz

Screenplay

Jane Murfin

Screenplay

Cast

Irene Dunne's headshot

Irene Dunne

Stephanie
Fred Astaire's headshot

Fred Astaire

Huck Haines
Ginger Rogers's headshot

Ginger Rogers

Comtesse Scharwenka
Randolph Scott's headshot

Randolph Scott

John Kent
Helen Westley's headshot

Helen Westley

Roberta / Aunt Minnie
Claire Dodd's headshot

Claire Dodd

Sophie
Victor Varconi's headshot

Victor Varconi

Ladislaw
Luis Alberni's headshot

Luis Alberni

Voyda

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