"Roberta" ora mempeng numpak taun-tahun merga MGM remake "Lovely to Look At" (1952) - studio ora péngin kompetisyon antara loro film. Astaire lan Rogers wis sukses ing "Flying Down to Rio", yaitu saiki bintang-bintang sing bener film kuwi hampir lali (Gene Raymond and Dolores Del Rio, lan kuwi nglengkang ing "The Gay Divorcée" (1934). RKO wis tuku "Roberta", dadi a mobil kanggo Irene Dunne. Itu sukses sing lengkap Broadway for Jerome and Fred Astaire's working role of Bob and Hope George Gruffy gadding Compack to Freading Company / Company Company Company Company Company.