Roberta

1935 film by William A. Seiter
Movie film Q1862822
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Summary

Roberta is a film[1]. Roberta ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: William A. Seiter[3]
  • Screenwriter: Sam Mintz[4], Jane Murfin[5], Allan Scott[6], Jerome Kern[7]
  • Composer: Max Steiner[8]
  • Genre: musical film[9]
  • Based on: Roberta[10]
  • Cast member: Irene Dunne[11], Fred Astaire[12], Ginger Rogers[13], Randolph Scott[14], Claire Dodd[15], Victor Varconi[16], Lucille Ball[17], Candy Candido[18], Mary Forbes[19], Gene Sheldon[20], Helen Westley[21], Luis Alberni[22], Marie Osborne[23], Michael Visaroff[24]
  • Producer: Pandro S. Berman[25]
  • Production company: RKO Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Edward Cronjager[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: Roberta (1935 film)[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Color: black-and-white[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1935[33]
  • Distributed by: RKO Pictures[34]
  • Narrative location: Paris[35]
  • Main subject: fashion[36]
  • Film editor: William Hamilton[37]
  • Title: Roberta[38]
  • Has characteristic: film adaptation[39]
  • Choreographer: Hermes Pan[40]
  • Different from: Roberta[41]
  • Duration: 106 minutes[42]
  • Production designer: Van Nest Polglase[43]

Why It Matters

Roberta has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Roberta is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hr', 'it', '
    Ampas collections film id → W068529
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 26942
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1292504
    Filmová databáze film id → 81406
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  4. 9w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinema.de id → 1292504
    Moviepilot.de film id → roberta
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Van Nest Polglase
    Publication date → +1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Sam Mintz, Jane Murfin, Allan Scott +1
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+106'}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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