Penny Serenade (1941)

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7.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

George Stevens

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Dick Wessel
Joe Connor, Man Dancing with Dotty

Beryl Vaughn
Flower Girl

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Porter

Ben Taggart
Policeman

Cy Schindell
Elmer - the Bootlegger

Frank Mills
Chubby Printer

Dorothy Adams
Mother in Stalled Car

Frank Moran
Cab Driver at Doorway, New Year's Party

Written by

Morrie Ryskind
(screen play)

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Penny Serenade

7 years, 2 months ago at Aug 16 19:26

JxSxPx

I’ve said it once, and I’m sure I’ll say it a hundred more times: star power can make or break a film. Penny Serenade isn’t a bad film, or even a bad story. In fact, a quiet and absorbing drama could have been made using this story, this director and these actors. But somewhere along the way, Penny Serenade decided it wanted a huge dollop of unnecessary schmaltz added on top, and that is w... read more

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1 year, 3 months ago at Jul 1 2:21

gypsyflair

Cary Grant is at his most charming and gives a very amusing and, at times, very very touching performance as a new dad. When he gives his heart-rending speech to the child custody judge and begs to keep his adopted baby girl, it brings a lump to my throat every time I see it. Irene Dunne was a classy lady in anything she did, and can be as quietly funny as she can be dramatic, as she demonstrated ... read more

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As Julie prepares to leave her husband Roger, she begins to play through a stack of recordings, each of which reminds her of events in their lives together. One of them is the song that was playing when she and Roger first met in a music store. Other songs remind her of their courtship, their marriage, their desire for a child, and the joys and sorrows that they have shared. A flood of memories comes back to her as she ponders their present problems and how they arose. Written by Snow Leopard

Release date: 24 April 1941
UPC: 056775005191

Tags: Romance (5), Drama (5), 1940s (3), 1941 (2), Illness (2), Suspense (2), Adventure (2), Thriller (2), Cary Grant (2), Struggle (2), Death (2), Adoption (2), Child (2), Film Noir (2), HQ (1), 40's (1), Melodrama (1), Newspaper Publisher (1), (1), Personal Triumph (1)

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gypsyflair posted a review 1 year, 3 months ago

“Cary Grant is at his most charming and gives a very amusing and, at times, very very touching performance as a new dad. When he gives his heart-rending speech to the child custody judge and begs to keep his adopted baby girl, it brings a lump to my throat every time I see it. Irene Dunne was a classy lady in anything she did, and can be as quietly funny as she can be dramatic, as she demonstrated in this film. She was a great "straight-man," too, to Cary Grant's more animated role. I truly love this film.” read more