The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Directed by H. C. Potter
In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.
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And like "Saturday Night Fever," "Flashdance," "The Turning Point" and, for that matter, "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle," it is about the almost magical power of dance to transform the mean and mundane into the thrilling, the sexual and the transcendent.