Cary Grant in "Penny Serenade"

This 1941 classic romance-comedy film is a touching romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne.

Grant and Dunne adopt a baby after their unborn baby dies due to a miscarriage during an earthquake in Japan.

He becomes an editor for a small town newspaper and suffer another trajedy. Dunne contemplates divorce, recollecting the joys and griefs she has shared with her husband. A wonderful tearjerker, with expert direction. Academy Award nomination for Cary Grant -- Best Actor.

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.

Summary written by Snow Leopard. imdb.com

Credited 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) (as Baby Biffle)

Directed by
George Stevens
Writing credits
Martha Cheavens (story)
Morrie Ryskind (screenplay)

Genre: comedy, romantic

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