- Penny Serenade
Infobox_Film
name = Penny Serenade
imdb_id = 0034012
director =George Stevens
writer =Martha Cheavens Morrie Ryskind
starring =Irene Dunne Cary Grant Beulah Bondi Edgar Buchanan
producer = George Stevens
music =W. Franke Harling
cinematography = Joseph Walker
distributor =Columbia Pictures
released =24 April 1941
runtime = 119 min.
language = English"Penny Serenade" (1941) is a film
melodrama starringIrene Dunne ,Cary Grant ,Beulah Bondi , andEdgar Buchanan . It was directed byGeorge Stevens and written byMartha Cheavens andMorrie Ryskind . It depicts the story of a loving couple who must overcome a series of adversity to keep their marriage and have a child raised. For his performance in the film, Cary Grant was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Actor .Plot summary
Roger (Cary Grant) and Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) suffer a tragedy when she miscarries in an
earthquake during their trip inJapan . They are told that she cannot have children. They requested to adopt a two-year old boy, but ultimately adopted a much younger girl. They 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 that matchs their original request miraculously saving their marriage.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)Copyright status
Although the film was released by
Columbia Pictures , George Stevens' production firm owned the copyright of "Penny Serenade" at that time. In 1968, the film went into the public domain. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/37643/Penny-Serenade/overview Penny Serenade] . New York Times. Retrived on2008-08-13 .]Reception
On the film review website
Rotten Tomatoes , "Penny Serenade" receives a "Fresh" rating with 93% (15 of 16) of its T-meter critics reviewed the film positively. [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/penny_serenade Penny Serenade] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on2008-08-13 .]References
External links
* [http://www.archive.org/details/penny_serenade Internet Archives]
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