Movie #836 "Roberta" was a Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie I wasn't familiar with, so I watched it on TCM the other night, and aside from the Astaire/Rogers very energetic dances, I found the plot quite boring. Usually the plots are pretty weak in the franchise, but this one focuses on two others (Dunne and Scott), so the only bright parts, I thought, were Astaire and Rogers' hoofing numbers. They seem extra bubbly in this show, probably to keep people awake during the somewhat boring plot of the movie. So, if watching this film, you might find yourself fast forwarding through the non dancing scenes to get to the best parts --- the musical numbers--- in this film.
Roberta1935NR106 minutes ---I give it 3 stars out of 5
Parisian couturier and deposed Russian princess Stephanie (Irene Dunne) has her hands full when half her business is bequeathed to American footballer John Kent (Randolph Scott). Kent knows nothing about fashion, but sparks fly as the two try to learn to run a company together. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers supply some fantastic dance numbers to standards including "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "I'll Be Hard to Handle."
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