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71% Critic Match
Roberta
“Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!”
7.1 / 10• 1935• 1h 46m•NR• English
ComedyMusicRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Irene Dunne
Stephanie
Lead
Fred Astaire
Huck Haines
Ginger Rogers
Scharwenka
Randolph Scott
John Kent
Helen Westley
Roberta
Claire Dodd
Sophie
Victor Varconi
Ladislaw
Luis Alberni
Voyda
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Seiter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Roberta is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
