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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.6 / 100
1935·Comedy / Musical / Romance·1h 46m

ROBERTA

“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.

Above the Line
William A. Seiter·DirectorJane Murfin·ScreenplaySam Mintz·ScreenplayEdward Cronjager·Director of PhotographyJerome Kern·MusicWilliam Hamilton·Editor
Cast
Irene Dunne·StephanieFred Astaire·Huck HainesGinger Rogers·ScharwenkaRandolph Scott·John KentHelen Westley·RobertaClaire Dodd·SophieVictor Varconi·LadislawLuis Alberni·VoydaFerdinand Munier·Lord DelvesTorben Meyer·Albert
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 1
William A. Seiter·Director
Writing· 8
Jane Murfin·ScreenplaySam Mintz·ScreenplayAllan Scott·ScreenplayAlice Duer Miller·NovelOtto A. Harbach·LyricistOtto A. Harbach·BookDorothy Fields·LyricistJimmy McHugh·Lyricist
Camera· 1
Edward Cronjager·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William Hamilton·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Jerome Kern·MusicMax Steiner·Music DirectorJohn E. Tribby·Sound RecordistJerome Kern·Songs
Art & Design· 4
Van Nest Polglase·Art DirectionBernard Newman·Costume DesignCarroll Clark·Assistant Art DirectorThomas Little·Set Dresser
Production· 1
Pandro S. Berman·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Glenn Tryon·Additional DialogueFred Astaire·Choreographer
By the Numbers
76.6
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
86%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Roberta's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#0A0A0A
#7A7A7A
Mood
Passionate, Intense, Soulful
Composition
Full Bleed
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A black and white close-up image features the right side of a person's face, looking upwards with their mouth open, revealing teeth. The person has an afro hair”

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Key Elements
Ribbon
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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