Penny Serenade
About Penny Serenade
Julie Gardiner and Roger Adams marry on New Year's Eve. She is pregnant when she joins him in Tokyo, where he is a reporter. The 1923 earthquake wrecks the house and she loses the child. Back in the fictional California town of Rosalia, their friend Applejack Carney pushes them to adopt. They ask for a two-year-old boy and are offered a five-week-old girl. A judge gives them custody after Roger argues for the child. The girl, Trina, later dies of a sudden illness. Julie is about to leave Roger when Miss Oliver phones: a two-year-old boy is available, and the Adamses are first in line.
Cast & crew
More about Penny Serenade
George Stevens directed and produced. Morrie Ryskind wrote the script. Shot from October 14, 1940, to January 15, 1941. Copyright the day of release.
Themes
Look
Joseph Walker and Franz Planer photographed the picture.
Music
W. Franke Harling wrote the score. Otto Meyer edited.
Preservation
Prints survive, including the Internet Archive copy under the catalog identifier.
Notes
- Irene Dunne plays Julie. Cary Grant plays Roger. Beulah Bondi plays Miss Oliver. Edgar Buchanan plays Applejack Carney.
- Wikidata lists the running time as 119 minutes. Wikipedia and AFI use 120.
- The town of Rosalia is fictional.
- AFI lists recordings among the film's subjects. One number named in the catalog notes is The Missouri Waltz.
Scenes
- The earthquake in Tokyo ends the pregnancy.
- Roger speaks to the judge to keep the baby.
- Miss Oliver calls as Julie is about to take the train.
Also available
- Internet Archive (penny_serenade)
