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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
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Artist
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Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan & others. H.C. Potter, director.
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Label
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Warner Bros.
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Format
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cutout DVD Full screen
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DVD Encoding
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Runtime/Release Date
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1 hr 33 mins/2006
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UPC
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053939757026
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Daedalus Item Code
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25711
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This item is not available.
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Description
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The last of Astaire and Rogers' nine cinematic pairings, this 1939 effort is an affectionate salute to Vernon and Irene Castle, the legendary ballroom dancers of the pre-WWI era. Vernon, a small-time vaudeville comedian, meets and marries Irene; together they become not just a sensational dancing duo, but the essence of prewar style. In a departure from their usual plot-driven dances, Astaire and Rogers here perform a pastiche of dances the Castles made famous: foxtrot, polka, and tango. The soundtrack is filled with such period tunes as "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" and "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee."
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