Roberta

1935 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 3,765 VOTES · DIR. William A. Seiter

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,247 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:16 - Did you bring my band of Indians? - Indians?
00:06:43 What was her name?
00:11:11 I hope you told him I had gone to work and he should do the same.
00:14:03 We had a row.
00:16:49 I do not know why I come to Roberta anyway!
00:20:31 Now that you've got me going what you gonna do?
00:24:57 Oh, no, that's merely his way of making her feel at home.
00:30:28 Think it over, my warning is this
00:37:10 Little Tanka do it for me.
00:39:41 - Not really ill, I hope? - No.
00:46:08 Oh, lay off.
00:48:48 And who are you to give me gifts?
00:52:08 All right, then it's out.
00:55:00 It's more stimulating to the imagination, if clothes clothe.
00:57:31 John, you have a line that just sweeps a girl right off her feet.
01:01:19 Is that beautiful. And just made for you, Soph.
01:05:25 - Hello, hello, hello. - Oh, hello, Huck.
01:08:40 Sure, but I thought you said you were through.
01:17:46 When your heart's on fire
01:22:49 But you can't give it to me. I won't take it.
01:25:42 just to get a glimpse of you?
01:28:51 Or if you're doing splits on skis at St. Moritz
01:34:41 Is quite my most impossible scheme come true
01:45:44 English

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,247
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:02:16
Final line01:45:44

Production Record

DirectorWilliam A. Seiter
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,765