Film

Penny Serenade

Name: Penny Serenade
Director: George Stevens
Released: 1941
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan, Ann Doran

1941 · 120 min · ★ 6.5 · Dir. George Stevens

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

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.