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- 1939
- Approved
- RKO Radio Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 1939
- Approved
- RKO Radio Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Summary The story of married couple Irene Castle and Vernon Castle, sensational ballroom dancers prior to World War I.
Directed By: H.C. Potter
- 1939
- Approved
- RKO Radio Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 1939
- Approved
- RKO Radio Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
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Summary The story of married couple Irene Castle and Vernon Castle, sensational ballroom dancers prior to World War I.
Directed By: H.C. Potter
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
67
71% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A beautifully told story, with sincere and vigorous performances, and with a solid and richly atmospheric production to lend its interest and fascination.
Astaire and Rogers in their last pre-war monochrome musical, a touching cinebiography of the celebrated American dancers of the pre-First World War era whose partnership ended with his death as a pilot in the war. The dance routines are more numerous, though less spectacular, than in the previous movies. [04 Jan 2004, p.8]
Ably welding dance numbers and plot, courtesy of light comedy director Potter, it overcomes its lack of '30s snap and crackle with lavish doses of elegance and charm to a tango or foxtrot rhythm.
Musical bio of the early 20th Century dance team; their weakest. [03 Nov 2006, p.C5]
The re-creations of the Castles' dances are painstakingly authentic, and most of them are fun to watch, but the movie is cursed with the dullness of big bios--especially those produced when some of the key figures are alive.
If joy and liberation bursts from the best Astaire-Rogers films, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is defined by restriction.
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