Roberta (1935) |
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| Director(s) | William A. Seiter |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Dance, Fashion, Romance (Comic), Romance (Musical) |
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Irene Dunne(as Stephanie)
Roberta
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1935
Roberta
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1935
Irene Dunne
(as Stephanie)
Fred Astaire(as Huckleberry Haines)
Roberta
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1935
Roberta
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1935
Fred Astaire
(as Huckleberry Haines)
Ginger Rogers(as Comtesse Scharwenka)
Roberta
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1935
Roberta
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1935
Ginger Rogers
(as Comtesse Scharwenka)
Randolph Scott(as John Kent)
Roberta
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1935
Roberta
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1935
Randolph Scott
(as John Kent)
Helen Westley(as Roberta / Aunt Minnie)
Roberta
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1935
Roberta
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1935
Helen Westley
(as Roberta / Aunt Minnie)
Claire Dodd(as Sophie Teale)
Roberta
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Roberta
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1935
Claire Dodd
(as Sophie Teale)
Victor Varconi(as Prince Ladislaw)
Roberta
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1935
Roberta
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1935
Victor Varconi
(as Prince Ladislaw)
Luis Alberni(as Alexander Petrovitch Moskovich Voyda)
Roberta
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Roberta
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1935
Luis Alberni
(as Alexander Petrovitch M...)
Roberta Overview:
Roberta (1935) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by William A. Seiter and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
The film was based on the novel Gowns by Roberta and also Stage Play written by Alice Duer Miller published in 1933 (novel); Nov 18, 1933 - Jul 21, 1934 (play performed at New Amsterdam Theatre, NY).
Academy Awards 1935 --- Ceremony Number 8 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh | Nominated |
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Roberta Quotes:
Huckleberry Haines:
John, everyday you act worse, but today you're acting like tomorrow.
John Kent:
You don't appreciate her. I know she seems a little hard and sophisticated, but underneath she's a pearl.
Huckleberry Haines: And a pearl so I'm told, is the result of a chronic irritation on an oyster.
Huckleberry Haines: And a pearl so I'm told, is the result of a chronic irritation on an oyster.
Comtesse Scharwenka:
You may call me Tanka.
Huckleberry Haines: Tanka.
Comtesse Scharwenka: You're welcome.
See More Quotes from RobertaHuckleberry Haines: Tanka.
Comtesse Scharwenka: You're welcome.
Roberta Facts
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Lucille Ball, an unknown RKO contract player at the time, appears uncredited as a model in a fashion show. She wears a large feather cape, and her hair is bleached platinum blonde.
RKO producer Pandro S. Berman insisted that the studio pay whatever it took to buy the rights to "Roberta", a huge success on Broadway. The gamble paid off, netting the studio $770,000 and helped RKO post its first annual profit since 1930.
During "I Won't Dance," Ginger Rogers sings to Fred Astaire: "But when you dance you're charming and you're gentle/ Especially when you do the Continental," referring to the dance in their previous film, The Gay Divorcee. The two then strike a pose from that number while the band plays a riff.
The original Broadway production included Sydney Greenstreet, Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray, George Murphy and Fay Templeton. In the film, Fred Astaire's role is a combination of Hope's and Murphy's roles, and Greenstreet's role is played by Ferdinand Munier.