Penny Serenade
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
| Produced by | George Stevens |
| Written by | Martha Cheavens Morrie Ryskind |
| Starring | Irene Dunne Cary Grant Beulah Bondi Edgar Buchanan |
| Music by | W. Franke Harling |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 24 April 1941 |
| Running time | 119 min. |
| Language | English |
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Penny Serenade (1941) is a film melodrama starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, and Edgar Buchanan.
The movie was written by Martha Cheavens and Morrie Ryskind, and was directed by George Stevens.
Cary Grant was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in this film.
The story is about a couple where the wife miscarries following an earthquake. She is told that she cannot have children. They adopt a girl, but must struggle to make ends meet and to retain their parental rights over the girl when Roger (Grant) loses his job. When the little girl dies suddenly, they are about to separate, and the songs that mark episodes in the action are the records from their collection. The title refers to a song of the same name, which is one of several songs introduced into the film as part of Judith's (Dunne) reminiscences. At the end, they are offered the opportunity of adopting a little boy miraculously saving their marriage.
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