Penny Serenade poster
Director George Stevens
Screenplay Morrie Ryskind

Penny Serenade

Tagline: "Remember the tune they were singing the night we fell in love?..."

Release Date: 1941-04-24

Duration: 120 minutes

Synopsis

While listening to a recording of Penny Serenade, Julie Gardiner Adams begins reflecting on her past. She recalls her impulsive marriage to newspaper reporter Roger Adams, which begins on a deliriously happy note but turns out to be fraught with tragedy. Other songs remind her of their courtship, their marriage, their desire for a child, and the joys and sorrows they have shared. A flood of memories come back to her as she ponders on their present problems and how they arose.

Casting

  • Beulah Bondi
    Miss Oliver
  • Cary Grant
    Roger Adams
  • Irene Dunne
    Julie Gardiner Adams
  • Edgar Buchanan
    Applejack Carney
  • Ann Doran
    Dotty 'Dot'
  • Bess Flowers
    Mother (Uncredited)
  • Dorothy Adams
    Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
  • Leonard Willey
    Doctor Hartley
  • Billy Bevan
    McDougal (uncredited)
  • Eva Lee Kuney
    Trina (at the Age of 6 Years)