Film

Roberta 1935

Directed by William A. Seiter

  • Comedy, Music, Romance
  • 106 min
  • NR

Jerome Kern's Queen of Musical Romances!

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.

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