when i was in new york a couple of weeks ago i made the time to go pay my respects at the woodlawn cemetary in the bronx where vernon and irene are interrred and then when i was in los angeles the following week i went to chatsworth and paid my respects to fred and ginger :-)
It wasn't the song choice, it was the age of the recording. The recording is much younger than the film, sounds like it was recorded around ca.1935. In my humble opinion it would be better to hear a version of "Too Much Mustard" that was recorded when the song was new in 1911-12. BUT, it is great to see the footage, thanks again for posting it.
my brother and i with our friends visited Vernons memorial where his plane crashed in benbrook texas yesterday, was pretty cool. Its in walking distance from my house. took pics of it too on myspace.
What delightful footage of Vernon and Irene Castle!!! Pity whoever added the sound didnt use some of the wonderful period recordings that have been so carefully restored. Even un-restored sound would be far superior to the present soundtrack. But its better than not seeing it at all. Nice job.
Eve Golden, author of "Platinum Girl: The Life and Legend of Jean Harlow"; "Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara"; "Anna Held and the Birth of Zeigfeld's Broadway"; "The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendall" and other such fantastic books, has also written an amazing book about the Castle's..."Vernon and Irene Castle's Ragtime Revolution."
They can be gotten in many libraries around the world or purchased at Amazon and Borders!
it's wonderful to be able to compare the original with fred and ginger's interpretation, however i prefer fred and ginger, they looked like they were having more fun! then again the biopic was made slightly more recently
the book 'vernon and irene castle's ragtime revolution' is available to read online thanks to google books and offers an interesting insight into their life together
Foxtrot! Beautiful.
madaznboy 1 year ago
wow the similarities between the actual vernons and freds plus gingers dance were amazing. :)
anastaire33 1 year ago
I don't see tango, I believe you meant Maxixe.
Dancefusion 1 year ago
when i was in new york a couple of weeks ago i made the time to go pay my respects at the woodlawn cemetary in the bronx where vernon and irene are interrred and then when i was in los angeles the following week i went to chatsworth and paid my respects to fred and ginger :-)
katandbaby 1 year ago 2
It wasn't the song choice, it was the age of the recording. The recording is much younger than the film, sounds like it was recorded around ca.1935. In my humble opinion it would be better to hear a version of "Too Much Mustard" that was recorded when the song was new in 1911-12. BUT, it is great to see the footage, thanks again for posting it.
MrKeithGreene 1 year ago
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Tap2323 1 year ago
@MrKeithGreene its the film's soundtrack isn't it..
katandbaby 1 year ago
my brother and i with our friends visited Vernons memorial where his plane crashed in benbrook texas yesterday, was pretty cool. Its in walking distance from my house. took pics of it too on myspace.
specterkev 1 year ago
This is cool to see Vernon and Irene Castle dance! :D
I've never seen that before, thanks :)
inthebigbag 1 year ago
This is AMAZING!
ALD1296 1 year ago
What delightful footage of Vernon and Irene Castle!!! Pity whoever added the sound didnt use some of the wonderful period recordings that have been so carefully restored. Even un-restored sound would be far superior to the present soundtrack. But its better than not seeing it at all. Nice job.
MrKeithGreene 1 year ago
@MrKeithGreene i can't see how you can get much more period than too much mustard...
katandbaby 1 year ago
Eve Golden, author of "Platinum Girl: The Life and Legend of Jean Harlow"; "Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara"; "Anna Held and the Birth of Zeigfeld's Broadway"; "The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendall" and other such fantastic books, has also written an amazing book about the Castle's..."Vernon and Irene Castle's Ragtime Revolution."
They can be gotten in many libraries around the world or purchased at Amazon and Borders!
Thanks for posting Vernon and Irene!
jameszerukjr 1 year ago
it's wonderful to be able to compare the original with fred and ginger's interpretation, however i prefer fred and ginger, they looked like they were having more fun! then again the biopic was made slightly more recently
katandbaby 1 year ago
the book 'vernon and irene castle's ragtime revolution' is available to read online thanks to google books and offers an interesting insight into their life together
katandbaby 2 years ago
I didn't realise there was so much footage of them! Haven't even seen that much in docos :)
vjzoo 2 years ago
Yeah, 1:24 is my favourite moment in this!
beeje 2 years ago
This is really neat!! I loved seeing Vernon and Irene dance! I've never seen that much footage of them before.
I think it was the first dance in the big hall they did here, where Irene spins in the air around Vernon. Really cool!
beeje 2 years ago