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I'll Take Romance

I'll Take Romance (1937)

1h 30m | PG-13

⭐ 5 / 10

Theater manager James Guthrie's (Melvyn Douglas) career depends on famed soprano Elsa Terry (Grace Moore) singing in his Buenos Aires opera house, however, Elsa breaks the contract in favor of a more lucrative deal in Paris. Desperate, James begins showering her with flowers and candy in an attempt to woo her to the Argentinian opera house. When Elsa overhears James confess to his friend Pancho that he'd be willing to resort to kidnapping to get Elsa to Argentina, she mistakenly believes his motives to be solely romantic.

Director: Edward H. Griffith

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Genre: Music, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Grace Moore

Grace Moore

as Elsa Terry

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

as James Guthrie

Helen Westley

Helen Westley

as Madame Della aka Madella

Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

as 'Pancho' Brown

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

as Margot

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

as William Kane