Roberta
1935 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 3,765 VOTES · DIR. William A. Seiter
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?
00:06:36 she's a star of some show or something.
00:11:00 - Stephanie! - How do you do, Lord Henry?
00:13:49 Oh, I didn't mean in years, Aunt Minnie. I meant I like him.
00:16:28 - lf she enjoys it, why not? - Well, suppose the police come in?
00:19:23 My nephew is paying me a visit en route to London
00:24:14 Ah, Indiana
00:27:21 Are you comfortable?
00:36:10 You are tearing your hair to get good music, I bring it to you.
00:38:49 Stephanie, how's the Newfoundland pup?
00:43:38 Free and gaily flaming life
00:47:42 Admit what?
00:50:19 You'll make a very nice partner.
00:53:46 Oh, thanks.
00:56:13 A Miss Teale.
00:58:55 Well, I'll run along. I know how busy you are.
01:02:32 I'm quite sure Mr. Kent would want me to see any model you have.
01:06:34 - Make it francs, and it's a bet. - Sold.
01:10:52 I won't dance Don't ask me
01:19:25 They said someday
01:23:14 - Yes, but don't you think... - I don't think...
01:26:05 You know, big feet, dumb, simple. Oh, very simple.
01:29:19 The modest price includes the bag, the gun and two ducks to shoot
01:35:05 It's lovely to look at you
Cast & Characters
Irene Dunne
Stephanie
Fred Astaire
Huck Haines
Ginger Rogers
Lizzie Gatz aka Tanka Scharwenka
Randolph Scott
John Kent
Helen Westley
Aunt Minnie aka Roberta
Claire Dodd
Sophie Teale
Victor Varconi
Prince Ladislaw
Luis Alberni
Alexander Petrovitch Moscovitch Voyda
Ferdinand Munier
Lord Henry Delves
Torben Meyer
Albert
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,247
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:02:16
Final line01:35:05
Production Record
DirectorWilliam A. Seiter
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,765