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      Roberta

      Released Mar 8, 1935 1 hr. 46 min. Musical Comedy List
      86% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 65% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score John Kent (Randolph Scott), visiting Paris with his bandleader friend, Huck Haines (Fred Astaire), suddenly inherits his aunt's fashionable dress shop in the city. Although clueless about the fashion world, John and Huck get help from designer Stephanie (Irene Dunne) and the fiery Countess Scharwenka (Ginger Rogers), whom Huck recognizes as his small-town sweetheart, Lizzie. But when John's snooty ex, Sophie (Claire Dodd), shows up, he must reconsider his new feelings for Stephanie. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 21 Buy Now

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      Steve D The typical fun but unremarkable work of the 2 together. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/11/23 Full Review Audience Member I found this to be a very entertaining musical with some decent mixture of songs, comedy and romance. There are no less than three leading ladies and they all look good. Two of them are big names: Irene Dunne and Ginger Rogers. There's Fred Astaire in here, too, so I guess we can call this another "Astaire- Rogers film." If so, I think it's one of their best and certainly one of their most underrated. You don't hear much about this movie, and that's unfair. Rogers and Astaire both have some funny lines in this film and I wish Ginger's role had been bigger. She and Astaire do a couple of tap dance numbers that are excellent - some of their best work together. Dunne's first two songs aren't bad but you have the rest. Her soprano voice almost broke my eardrums, especially with "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." Randolph Scott, Helen Westley and Claire Dodd also star in this dated-but-generally fun movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review william d Disappointing. Very little screen tine for Astaire and Rogers dancing. Instead, since the insipid story revolves around a dress shop, there are many scenes of models parading around in dresses. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ashley h Roberta is a decent film. It is about a man clueless about fashion who suddenly inherits his aunt's dress shop in Paris. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. William A. Seiter did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor and romance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Frances H The wonderful songs of Jerome Kern, singing and acting of Irene Dunne, dancing of Fred and Ginger, handsome hunk Randolph Scott and production of Pandro S. Berman make this a very enjoyable musical, and the stylish 30s fashion show with Lucille Ball in an uncredited role playing a model are all just fine! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/16/20 Full Review Audience Member The best movie song ever sung: Lovely to Look At! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 4/5 Sep 16, 2004 Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine It is sufficiently sumptuous; especially the fashion show, which includes a wrap of Russia sables and one superb gold lamé gown apparently applied directly to the figure with wallpaper paste. Aug 6, 2019 Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are particularly shoved to the side in this outing... Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 22, 2016 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Enjoyable if not one of the great Astaire-Rogers musicals, Roberta received nomination for the Best Song Oscar (Lovely to Look At). Rated: B- Jul 12, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews You have to put up with a plot that's so sticky it doesn't fly. Rated: C+ Jul 19, 2007 Full Review Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Weary book, still wonderful score. Rated: 3/5 Oct 15, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis John Kent (Randolph Scott), visiting Paris with his bandleader friend, Huck Haines (Fred Astaire), suddenly inherits his aunt's fashionable dress shop in the city. Although clueless about the fashion world, John and Huck get help from designer Stephanie (Irene Dunne) and the fiery Countess Scharwenka (Ginger Rogers), whom Huck recognizes as his small-town sweetheart, Lizzie. But when John's snooty ex, Sophie (Claire Dodd), shows up, he must reconsider his new feelings for Stephanie.
      Director
      William A. Seiter
      Screenwriter
      Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, Allan Scott
      Distributor
      RKO Radio Pictures
      Production Co
      RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
      Genre
      Musical, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 8, 1935, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 11, 2015
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