The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939 In 1911, Vernon Castle, minor comic in a stage revue, pursues the leading lady to a New Jersey beach where, instead, he meets stage struck Irene Foote A few misadventures later, theyre married at Irenes insistence, they abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career, which attempt only lands them in Paris without a sou Fortunately, agent Maggie Sutton hears them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the worlds foremost ballroom dancers But at the height of their fame, World War I begins