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Fred Astaire Dances: Roberta

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on BBC Two England

Continuing a season of films featuring the dancing and acting talents of Fred Astaire who died earlier this year.
Today also starring Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott

This RKO star-cast romantic musical comedy tells the story of the misadventures of a pair of travelling Americans who inherit a fashionable Parisienne dress shop called 'Roberta' and subsequently meet and fall in love with a White Russian princess and bogus Polish countess.
The beautiful Jerome Kern songs include Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Lovely to Look At.

(Black and White)
('The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle' tomorrow at 3. 50pm)
Films: page 25
(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Screenplay:
Jane Murfin
Screenplay:
Sam Mintz
Screenplay:
Allan Scott
Book (from the play "Roberta") by:
Otto Harbach
Music by:
Jerome Kern
Producer:
Pandro S. Berman
Director:
William S. Seiter
Stephanie:
Irene Dunne
Scharwenka:
Ginger Rogers
Huck Haines:
Fred Astaire
John Kent:
Randolph Scott
Roberta:
Helen Westley
Sophie:
Claire Dodd
Ladislaw:
Victor Varconi
Voyda:
Luis Alberni
Lord Delves:
Ferdinand Munier
Albert:
Torben Meyer
Professor:
Adrian Rosley
Fernande:
Bodil Rosing
Source: Radio Times

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