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Roberta (1935)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Mar 8, 1935 Wide

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Alice Duer Miller's novel Gowns by Roberta was adapted into the 1933 Broadway musical Roberta, with music by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach. The 1935 filmization of Roberta was slightly adapted to accommodate the dancing talents of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, though their roles are secondary to the characters portrayed by Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott. Dunne plays a deposed White Russian princess who has become a famed Parisian couturier. Dunne is the partner of "Roberta" (Helen Westley), who

Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: William A. Seiter

Written By: Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, Allan Scott, Glenn Tryon

In Theaters: Mar 8, 1935 Wide

On DVD: Oct 24, 2006

Warner Bros.

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Cast

Irene Dunne
Stephanie
Fred Astaire
Huck Haines
Ginger Rogers
Countess Scharwenka, Li...
Randolph Scott
John Kent
Helen Westley
Roberta (Aunt Minnie)
Victor Varconi
Ladislaw
Claire Dodd
Sophie
Luis Alberni
Voyda
Ferdinand Munier
Lord Delves
Torben Meyer
Albert
Adrian Rosley
Professor
Lucille Ball
Girl
Candy Candido
Virginia Carroll
Lynne Carver
William B. Davidson
Purser
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Teal
Grace Hayle
Reporter
Maxine Jennings
Howard Lally
Donna Mae Roberts
Mannequin
Zena Savina
Woman
Gene Sheldon
Kay Sutton
Mike Tellegen
Cossack
Dale Van Sickel
Dance Extra
Judith Vosselli
Hal Borne & His Orchestra
Jane Hamilton
Rita Gould
Bits
Wanda Perry
Sam Savitsky
Cossack
Diane Cook
William Dunn
Orchestra
Muzzy Marcellino

Critic Reviews for Roberta

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Enjoyable if not one of the great Astaire-Rogers musicals, Roberta received nomination for the Best Song Oscar (Lovely to Look At).

July 12, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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You have to put up with a plot that's so sticky it doesn't fly.

July 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Weary book, still wonderful score.

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Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

Good Astaire-Rogers musical that suffers slightly from subplot.

September 11, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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What a cast! And, of course, it's Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Irene Dunne as a super bonus as well. Must say this again: Rogers and Astaire are the dancing couple of all time. More than anyone else, they dance as if they are in love, and their dancing acts out this love. Dancing, for them, is the same as acting.

August 17, 2008

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By far not the best of the films Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did together. In fact, they're hardly in this one, delegated to background characters while far less interesting or appealing ones take the main stage. Altogether, a very forgettable musical.

December 27, 2010