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October 14, 1940 to January 15, 1941
- Filming took place from October 14, 1940 to January 15, 1941.
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Penny Serenade is a 1941 American melodrama film directed by George Stevens starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a loving couple who must overcome adversity to keep their marriage and raise a child. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
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Penny Serenade: Directed by George Stevens. With Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan. A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.
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- 1941-04-24
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Penny Serenade, American melodrama film, released in 1941, that highlights the difficulties of a young couple trying to raise an adopted child.
The film follows Julie Adams (played by Irene Dunne) and her husband, Roger (Cary Grant), a reporter in San Francisco, from the beginning of their relationship. When Roger accepts an assignment in Japan, the couple quickly marries and moves there, but an earthquake soon destroys their house and causes the pregnant Julie to miscarry. Upon returning to the United States, where Roger has decided to buy a small-town newspaper, Julie discovers that she is unable to bear future children, and the two decide to adopt a baby girl. Though they struggle financially, their lives are brightened by their daughter, Trina. After Trina dies of an illness at age six, however, the couple plunges into depression. On the verge of separation, Julie and Roger find hope yet again when they are offered another child for adoption.
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•Studio: Columbia Pictures
•Director and producer: George Stevens
•Writer: Morrie Ryskind
•Music: W. Franke Harling
•Irene Dunne (Julie Gardiner Adams)
•Cary Grant (Roger Adams)
•Beulah Bondi (Miss Oliver)
•Edgar Buchanan (Applejack Carney)
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Penny Serenade (1941) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Penny Serenade was one of three films in which Stevens directed Grant, with Gunga Din in 1939 and the 1942 comedy The Talk of the Town rounding out the trio. Dunne also had great success with the director.
- George Stevens, Gene Anderson
- Irene Dunne
Penny Serenade. Since marrying Roger Adams (Cary Grant), Julie (Irene Dunne) has wanted to start a family. An accident while she's visiting Japan causes a miscarriage and makes Julie incapable...
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Aug 2, 2024 · While honeymooning in Japan, Julie and Roger are trapped in the 1923 earthquake, which results in her miscarriage and subsequent incapability to bear children. Upon their return to America, Roger becomes editor of a small-town newspaper, just scraping by financially.
