The broadway version of gowns by roberta, upon which this movie is based, boasted a cast which included fred macmurray, bob hope and sydney greenstreet, which must have been something to see, but rko filled the movie with an equally stellar cast including fred astaire and ginger rogers in their third pairing, irene dunne and randolph scott, who smokes a pipe and says gee, thats. It was an adaptation of a 1933 broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on the novel gowns by roberta by alice duer miller. Its also a film full of interesting historical perspectives, from emigre russian aristocrats in paris, to astaires aspersions against the outfits hes supposed to be. From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary. Roberta 1935 this is my entry in the classic movie blog associations forgotten stars blogathon. The music hall presents roberta, a brilliant musical. Now that charles laughton and ruggles of red gap have set the 1935 standard for screen. Meanwhile, madame roberta passes away and leaves the business. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre.
Seiter, irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers july 15, 2015 football player john kent tags along as huck haines and the wabash indianians travel to an engagement in paris, only to lose it immediately. Roberta 1935 classic movie quotes, movie quotes, fred. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for. The movie could have done more with the fake countess thing, perhaps with huck threatening to expose her, or more comic episodes when lizzies accent slips and people almost find out the truth. Roberta 1935 comedy, drama, musical, romance feature. If youre under 35, you may never have had the opportunity to listen to smoke gets in your eyes, i wont dance and the rest.
Astairerogers movies carefree, castle, roberta 193539 each movie contains dvd special features. The 1935 filmization of roberta was slightly adapted to accommodate the dancing talents of fred astaire and ginger rogers, though their roles are secondary to the characters portrayed by irene dunne and randolph scott. Roberta 1935 is a fashion comedy, music movie starring irene dunne and fred astaire. Meanwhile, madame roberta passes away and leaves the business to john and he goes into. Football player john kent tags along as huck haines and. Seiter, with irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers, at turner classic movies. From roberta 1935 starring irene dunne, fred astaire and ginger rogers. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The world was in turmoil in 1935, lots of displaced nobles were in paris, awaiting release of claimed funds from fallen regimes, as were irene dunnes character, and that of her cousin, working for the top fashion house roberta their noble gesture of working in. There they meet the singer scharwenka alias hucks old friend lizzie, who gets the band a job.
Early 1930s movies are full of such terrifically odd moments like this. No visible flaws to the discs or their hard plastic cases. After the movie was movie and seen for some time, it was put in the vault never to be seen. Roberta 1935 cast and crew john kent randolph scott, visiting paris with his bandleader friend, huck haines fred astaire, suddenly inherits his aunts fashionable dress shop in the city. Feel free to post your roberta 1935 webrip xvid mp3xvid download, torrent, subtitles, free download, quality, nfo, uploaded, mediafire, rapidgator, nitroflare. Roberta full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers, randolph scott, helen westley, dir. Roberta full movie roberta full stream roberta full streaming roberta gratuit en entier roberta gratuit en ligne roberta gratuit film roberta hd fr. The music of jerome kern is some of the best ever put out for a movie. Roberta is one of fred astaires and ginger rogerss first films together. In paris they visit the salon of noted designer mme. Its also a film full of interesting historical perspectives, from emigre russian aristocrats in paris, to astaires aspersions against the outfits hes supposed to be selling in the fashion show, itself a staple of films of that time and after, e. In this adaptation of alice duer millers novel gowns by roberta, irene dunne plays a deposed white russian princess who has become a famed parisian couturier.
Lovely jerome kern tunes, exquisite art deco sets, charming story, witty dialogue, perfect casting, a stunning fashion show and the unsurpassed dancing of astaire and rogers make this one of the outstanding musicals in film history. Lovely and romantic dance number at the the movie by fred astaire and ginger rogers. Roberta tells john that her doorman is actually a russian prince. Rogers returned for in person 1935, an amusing satire of the movie industry.
This is my entry in the classic movie blog associations forgotten stars blogathon. Roberta 1935 comedy, drama, musical, romance feature irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers. Although clueless about the fashion world, john and huck get help from designer stephanie irene dunne and the fiery countess scharwenka ginger rogers, whom huck recognizes as his smalltown sweetheart, lizzie. Released 1935, roberta stars irenedunne, fredastaire, gingerrogers, randolphscott the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled. Helen westley, that grand actress, also participates as the kindly and aging roberta who founded the shop. Roberta 1935 film complet en francais film complet francais.
Roberta is based on a stage play, which was a huge hit, largely due to the song smoke gets in your. Roberta 1935 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Meanwhile, madame roberta passes away and leaves the. Paris seems to be full of aristocrats in exile, particularly russian ones. Alice duer millers novel gowns by roberta was adapted into the 1933 broadway musical roberta, with music by jerome kern and otto harbach. In paris, excouple huck fred astaire and lizzie ginger rogers, here dropping her polish countess routine remember old times and dance a reprise of the song by jerome kern, otto harbach and bernard dougall, in. Roberta 1935 film complet en francais a 20170829t20. A characteristic vehicle for astaire and rogers, it featured a slight. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for roberta in any language.
Roberta 1935 film culture wikia fandom powered by wikia. A series of romantic entanglements thwart a musicians budding romance with a countess at a parisian boutique. In paris, a man clueless about fashion suddenly inherits his aunts dress shop, while his bandleader friend reunites with his old flame. Rent roberta 1935 starring irene dunne and fred astaire on dvd and bluray. Top hat, american musical film, released in 1935, that was the first of the 10 films pairing fred astaire and ginger rogers to boast a screenplay written specifically for them. Roberta is a 1935 american musical film by rko starring irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers, and randolph scott. Do yourself a favor watch this movie just for the music and dancing. Starring irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers, and randolph scott. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. Fred astaire and ginger rogers in roberta 1935 ginger rogers in roberta 1935 fred. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, stephanie. Football player john kent tags along as huck haines and the wabash indianians travel to an engagement in paris, only to lose it immediately. It was an adaptation of a 1933 broadway musical roberta, which in turn was based on the novel gowns by roberta by alice duer miller.
It was a solid hit, showing a net profit of more than threequarters of a million dollars. John kent randolph scott, visiting paris with his bandleader friend, huck haines fred astaire, suddenly inherits his aunts fashionable dress shop in the city. Roberta the 1935 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. In this adaptation of alice duer millers novel gowns by roberta, irene dunne plays a deposed white russian princess who has become a. Once you see these two perform, everything and everyone else is a letdown. Meanwhile, madame roberta passes away and leaves the business to. Roberta 1935 publication date 1935 topics comedy, musical, romance. Roberta, not one of astairerogers strong musicals, was nominated for one oscar, best song, lovely to look at, with music by jerome kern, lyrics by dorothy fields and jimmy mchugh however, the best song oscar winner was lullaby of broadway from the musical gold diggers of 1935. Roberta is a 1935 musical film by rko starring irene dunne, fred astaire, ginger rogers, and randolph scott.
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