Movie

Roberta (1935)

• NR
• March 7, 1935
• 1h 46m

• Comedy
• Music
• Romance

“Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!”

Overview

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.

Director

William A. Seiter

Writers

Alice Duer Miller, Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, Allan Scott

Starring

Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers