Penny Serenade

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Penny Serenade

Directed by	George Stevens
Produced by	George Stevens
Written by	Martha Cheavens Morrie Ryskind
Starring	Irene Dunne Cary Grant Beulah Bondi Edgar Buchanan
Music by	W. Franke Harling
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	24 April 1941
Running time	119 min.
Language	English
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Penny Serenade (1941) is a film melodrama starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, and Edgar Buchanan. It was directed by George Stevens and written by Martha Cheavens and Morrie Ryskind.

Cary Grant was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

[edit] Plot summary

Roger (Cary Grant) and Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) suffer a tragedy when she miscarries in an earthquake. They are told that she cannot have children. They adopt a girl, but must struggle to make ends meet and to retain their parental rights when Roger loses his job. When the little girl dies suddenly, the emotional strain threatens to destroy their marriage. The songs that mark episodes in the action are from records from their collection. The title refers to a song of the same name. At the end, they are offered the opportunity of adopting a little boy, miraculously saving their marriage.

The movie is in the public domain.

[edit] Cast

Irene Dunne ... Julie Gardiner Adams
Cary Grant ... Roger Adams
Beulah Bondi ... Miss Oliver
Edgar Buchanan ... Applejack Carney
Ann Doran ... Dotty 'Dot'
Eva Lee Kuney ... Trina (at the Age of 6 Years)
Leonard Willey ... Doctor Hartley
Wallis Clark ... Judge
Walter Soderling ... Billings
Baby Jane Biffle ... Trina (at the Age of 1 Year) (billed as Baby Biffle)