Roberta

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Dorothy Fields, Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

7 March 1935

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Irene Dunne

  Stephanie

• 

  Fred Astaire

  Huck Haines

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  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

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  Bodil Rosing

  Fernande