roberta ( 1935 ) mark the third teaming of fred astaire and ginger rogers and and and like fly down to rio ( 1933 ) and it suffer from a studio oversight represent rko hadn not yet realize that fred and ginger be the main attraction . this and of course and be to take nothing away from irene dunne and who be first bill and a talented actress and a genuine box office draw and but and with the apology of hindsight and it not dunne for whom i be watch this film { just out of interest and this be my eighth astaire or rogers film now i need only to track down the gay divorcée ( 1934 ) and carefree ( 1938 ) } . the main plot concern all american football player john kent ( randolph scott ) and who have arrive in paris with his friend huckleberry haines ( astaire ) and who have bring along his orchestra and the wabash indianians . while john fall in love with fashion designer stephaine ( dunne ) and haines reacquaints with childhood sweetheart lizzie gatz ( rogers ) and who be now and for show business purpose and sport a fake european accent and the prestigious title of countess scharwenka . randolph scott appear with astaire in two 1930s musical and and it interest to observe how their respective role change in such a short time . in roberta and he be clearly the lead man and and make a good go at it and too john kent be sincere and likable and slightly naive in that frank capra all american sense . astaire be there to provide slightly goofy comedic support and and his musical routine help obscure the fact that scott have no musical talent to complement irene dunne incredible singing voice . just one year later in follow the fleet ( 1936 ) after top hat ( 1935 ) have make box office gold of fred and ginger scott be similarly relegate to a romantic supporting role and have to settle for ginger nondescript sister ( harriet hilliard ) . the bulk of the plot in roberta concern john complicate romance with stephanie and and it occasionally get bogged down by it . still and whenever fred and ginger get tap they kick up a storm and with memorable musical number include i will be hard to handle and lovely to look at and i win not dance . though dunne certainly have an excellent singing voice ( and it be and indeed and her own voice ) and the contrast between her solemn and operatic song and and fred and ginger playful vaudeville routine be too great to sit comfortably together . this and and the over dependence on a central love story and make the film enjoyable but uneven . a do many of the astaire or rogers film and roberta prove successful with audience because it consciously defy the woeful economic condition in which the united state still find itself . aside from an elevator that doesn not quite get there and the hotel and nightclub of paris be glitter hot spot of class and high fashion . much effort be evidently spend design the range of outfit that appear in the film and and and have i care one bit about fashion and i might have find myself in heaven a it be and the fashion show itself prove a little tedious . in any case and it fascinate to note how time have change since the 1930s . that controversial dress that randolph scott dismiss a vulgar . i think it be a knockout .