Roberta

"Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!"

Mar 8 1935 Approved 1h 46m
Comedy, Musical, Romance

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.

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Plot

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.

Written by

Jerome Kern, Otto A. Harbach, Alice Duer Miller

Directed by

William A. Seiter

Cast

Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English, Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total

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# of Votes
3,765
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
66
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