Penny Serenade 1941
7 / 10
Penny Serenade
Julie and Roger are a love-struck married couple who desperately want to have a child. Tragedy after tragedy gets in their way, as the two attempt to rise above their troubles and fulfill their dreams of parenthood.
Julie and Roger are a love-struck married couple who desperately want to have a child. Tragedy after tragedy gets in their way, as the two attempt to rise above their troubles and fulfill their dreams of parenthood.
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All 3 Videos & 10 Photos
cast
Full Cast & Crew
... Julie Gardiner Adams
... Roger Adams
... Miss Oliver
... Applejack Carney
... Dotty 'Dot'
... Trina (at the Age of 6 Years)
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See All 2 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by barrymost
This film boasts a wonderful dramatic turn by a young Cary Grant. If you're of the minority who view Mr. Grant as a boring, overrated comedy actor, give this a watch because the great man can most certainly act! It's a very enjoyable romance, elevated by a sparkling cast. The story is very heartwarming, but also quite the tearjerker. The record player transitions between scenes are quite a lovely touch, and good special effects for its time. Good family viewing.
Release Date:
Apr 24, 1941 (United States)
Run Time:
2hr
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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This film boasts a wonderful dramatic turn by a young Cary Grant. If you're of the minority who view Mr. Grant as a boring, overrated comedy actor, give this a watch because the great man can most certainly act! It's a very enjoyable romance, elevated by a sparkling cast. The story is very heartwarming, but also quite the tearjerker. The record player transitions between scenes are quite a lovely touch, and good special effects for its time. Good family viewing.
There is certainly chemistry between Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as the married couple with their lives ahead of them until an earthquake and tragedy strikes them and they must adjust to a life without the prospect of having their own child. That is until - with a little intervention from an avuncular and ever helpful "Applejack" (Edgar Buchanan) - they decide to adopt. They live a pretty subsistence existence by now; he is trying to run a local newspaper with a circulation that hovers around the 901-908 mark and so when it comes to the formalities, it is going to be struggle. Luckily, kindly adoption agent Beulah Bondi ("Miss Oliver") takes to them and soon afterwards they have their own little girl "Trine". Up until this point, both leads are engaging - frequent funny, especially Grant who has a distinct spontaneity in his performance - and though unchallenging, it is an enjoyable watch. However, tragedy strikes again and the film descends into maudlin melodrama with a last fifteen minutes that conclude with events that I found really quite tacky - almost like trading a commodity. What flowed effortlessly until then becomes contrived and for me, anyway, ruined much of the rest of it. It is a good watch, George Stevens does a good job and the writing/dalogue are frequently amusing and pithy - but that ending... sorry!
Cast & Crew of
Penny Serenade
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Julie Gardiner Adams
... Roger Adams
... Miss Oliver
... Applejack Carney
... Dotty 'Dot'
... Trina (at the Age of 6 Years)
... Doctor Hartley
... Judge
... Billings
JB
Jane Biffle... Trina (at the Age of 1 Year)
... Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
... McDougal (uncredited)
... Mother (Uncredited)
DG
Dick Gordon... New Year's Party Guest (uncredited)
Produced By
... Associate Producer
... Producer
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