Penny Serenade [1941]

IMDB Rating:	7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:	93%
Amazon Rating:	4.0/5 stars
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Collection:	50 Movie Pack Hollywood Legends
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Synopsis: A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.

Reaction: Very touching and affecting.

Personal Rating: 7/10

Select Cast and Crew

George Stevens	=>	Director
Morrie Ryskind	=>	Writer
W. Franke Harling	=>	Composer
Ann Doran	=>	Dotty 'Dot'
Beulah Bondi	=>	Miss Oliver
Billy Bevan	=>	McDougal ^(uncredited)
Cary Grant	=>	Roger Adams
Charles Flynn	=>	Bob ^(uncredited)
Cy Schindell	=>	Elmer - the Bootlegger ^(uncredited)
Diane Fleetwood	=>	Trina as an Infant ^(uncredited)
Dick Wessel	=>	Joe Connor, Man Dancing with Dotty ^(uncredited)
Eddie Laughton	=>	Cab Driver (scenes deleted)
Edgar Buchanan	=>	Applejack Carney
Eva Lee Kuney	=>	Trina (at the Age of 6 Years)
Irene Dunne	=>	Julie Gardiner Adams
Iris Han	=>	O-Hanna-San ^(uncredited)
Jane Biffle	=>	Trina (at the Age of 1 Year) (as Baby Biffle)
Judith Fleetwood	=>	Trina as an Infant ^(uncredited)
Leonard Willey	=>	Doctor Hartley
Nee Wong Jr.	=>	Sung Chong ^(uncredited)
Otto Han	=>	Cook Sam ^(uncredited)
Wallis Clark	=>	Judge
Walter Soderling	=>	Billings

Random Trivia For This Title:

Irene Dunne often said that this was her favorite film because it reminded her of her own adopted daughter.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 27, 1942 with Beulah Bondi reprising her film role.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 8, 1944 with Irene Dunne reprising her film role.
Third of three movies that paired Cary Grant and Irene Dunne.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 16, 1941 with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne reprising their film roles.