I Dream Too Much

Infobox Film
name = I Dream Too Much


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director = John Cromwell
producer = Pandro S. Berman
writer = Elsie Finn "(story)"
David G. Wittels "(story)"
James Gow
starring = Lily Pons
Henry Fonda
Eric Blore
Lucille Ball
music = Max Steiner "(incidental)"
cinematography = David Abel
editing = William Morgan
distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
released = 27 November 1935
runtime = 97 mins
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0026507

"I Dream Too Much" is a 1935 romantic comedy film, directed by John Cromwell. It stars Henry Fonda, Lily Pons, and Lucille Ball in one of her earliest roles.

Plot

Annette Monard Street (played by Pons) is an aspiring singer, who falls in love with and marries Jonathan Street (played by Fonda), a struggling young composer.

Jonathan pushes her into a singing career, and she soon becomes a star. Meanwhile, Jonathan is unable to sell his music, and he finds himself jealous of his wife's success.

Concerned about their relationship, Annette uses her influence to get Jonathan's work turned into a musical comedy. Once she achieves this, she then retires from public life in order to raise a family.

Cast

*Lily Pons as Annette Monard Street
*Henry Fonda as Jonathan 'Johnny' Street
*Eric Blore as Roger Briggs
*Osgood Perkins as Paul Darcy
*Lucien Littlefield as Hubert Dilley, Tourist
*Lucille Ball as Gwendolyn Dilley, Tourist
*Mischa Auer as Darcy's Pianist
*Paul Porcasi as Uncle Tito
*Scotty Beckett as Boy on Merry-Go-Round

External links

*imdb title|id=0026507|title=I Dream Too Much