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title: 'The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'H. C. Potter'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-story-of-vernon-and-irene-castle-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031983/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

1939 · 93 min · War, History, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a 1939 American biographical musical comedy film directed by H.C. Potter. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan. The film is based on the stories My Husband and My Memories of Vernon Castle, by Irene Castle. The movie was adapted by Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Yost and Richard Sherman. It was Astaire and Rogers' ninth and last film together with RKO. Their final pairing was The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) at MGM.

## Credits

- **Director:** [H. C. Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-c-potter)
- **Screenplay:** [Oscar Hammerstein II](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-hammerstein-ii), [Dorothy Yost](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-yost), [Richard M. Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-m-sherman)
- **Editor:** [William Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hamilton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Russell Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-russell-bennett)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert De Grasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-grasse)

## Cast

- [Etienne Girardot](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-girardot)
- [Roy D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-d-arcy)
- [Jean Sablon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-sablon)
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan)
- [Douglas Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-walton)
- [Joe Bordeaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-bordeaux)
- [Louis Mercier](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-mercier)
- [Fred Astaire](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-astaire)
- [Janet Beecher](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-beecher)
- [Ginger Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/ginger-rogers)
- [Donald MacBride](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-macbride)
- [Rolfe Sedan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolfe-sedan)
- [Edna May Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/edna-may-oliver)
- [Leonid Kinskey](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-kinskey)
- [Russell Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-hicks)

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