
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
- Music
- Romance
In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.
Cast

Fred Astaire
Vernon Castle

Ginger Rogers
Irene Castle

Edna May Oliver
Maggie Sutton

Walter Brennan
Walter

Lew Fields
Lew Fields

Etienne Girardot
Papa Aubel

Janet Beecher
Mrs. Foote

Rolfe Sedan
Emile Aubel

Leonid Kinskey
Artist

Robert Strange
Dr. Foote

Douglas Walton
Student Pilot
- Clarence Derwent
Clarence Derwent
Papa Louis

Sonny Lamont
Charlie

Frances Mercer
Claire Ford

Victor Varconi
Grand Duke

Donald MacBride
Hotel Manager

Marge Champion
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Frank Faylen
Adjutant (uncredited)

Jack Gargan
Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)

George Irving
Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
- Hugh McArthur
Hugh McArthur
(uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz
(uncredited)

Buzz Barton
(uncredited)

Max Barwyn
(uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Stockbroker
- Joe Bordeaux
Joe Bordeaux
(uncredited)

Eugene Borden
Frenchman (uncredited)

Lynton Brent
Mechanic (uncredited)
- Mary Brodel
Mary Brodel
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Stage Manager (uncredited)

Neal Burns
(uncredited)

Tom Chatterton
Announcer (uncredited)
- Willis Clare
Willis Clare
(uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.
Boy in Montage (uncredited)
- James Conaty
James Conaty
Man in Montage (uncredited)
- Armand Cortes
Armand Cortes
Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
French Landlady (uncredited)

Roy D'Arcy
Actor in "Patria" (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson
Man in Balcony (uncredited)
- Dick Dennis
Dick Dennis
Singer (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon
Lady Bolton (uncredited)

Dick Elliott
Train Conductor (uncredited)

Billy Franey
(uncredited)
- Dorothy George
Dorothy George
(uncredited)
- Jack George
Jack George
Conductor (uncredited)
- Wesley Giraud
Wesley Giraud
Newsboy (uncredited)

Eleanor Hansen
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Neal Hart
(uncredited)
- Ethel Haworth
Ethel Haworth
Irene's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Russell Hicks
Colonel (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson
British Sergeant (uncredited)
- Ida May Johnson
Ida May Johnson
(uncredited)
- Tiny Jones
Tiny Jones
Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)
- Jacques Lory
Jacques Lory
French Cab Driver (uncredited)

Dorothy Lovett
(uncredited)
- Max Lucke
Max Lucke
Frenchman in Hotel (uncredited)
- David Mcdonald
David Mcdonald
Army Pilot (uncredited)

Louis Mercier
French Singer (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Frank (uncredited)
- Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell
Movie Director (uncredited)
- Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer
(uncredited)

Leonard Mudie
British Officer (uncredited)

Esther Muir
(uncredited)
- Emmett O'Brien
Emmett O'Brien
Drag Dancer (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
(uncredited)
- Milton Owen
Milton Owen
Recruiter (uncredited)
- Bill Patton
Bill Patton
(uncredited)

Steve Pendleton
Adjutant (uncredited)

Jack Perrin
(uncredited)
- Joe Polosci
Joe Polosci
Newsboy (uncredited)
- Fred Reinhold
Fred Reinhold
(uncredited)

Jack Richardson
Old Man in Montage (uncredited)

Jean Sablon
Piano Specialty (uncredited)

Jean Stevens
(uncredited)

Kay Sutton
Girl with Stockbrokers (uncredited)
- Fred Sweeney
Fred Sweeney
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
- D.H. Turner
D.H. Turner
(uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer
Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)
- Allen Wood
Allen Wood
Flower Delivery Boy (uncredited)

William Worthington
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Lillian Yarbo
Mary (uncredited)
- John Meredith
John Meredith
Army Pilot (uncredited)

Poppy Wilde
Guest with Grand Duke (uncredited)



















