I'll Take Romance

I'll Take Romance

90 mins | Romance, Music | Nov. 17, 1937

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.

I'll Take Romance

90 mins | Romance, Music | Nov. 17, 1937

I'll Take Romance
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title I'll Take Romance
Directors Edward H. Griffith
Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery, Jane Murfin, George Oppenheimer

Cast

Grace Moore

as Elsa Terry

Melvyn Douglas

as James Guthrie

Helen Westley

as Madame Della aka Madella

Stuart Erwin

as 'Pancho' Brown

Margaret Hamilton

as Margot

Walter Kingsford

as William Kane

Richard Carle

as Rudi

Ferdinand Gottschalk

as Monsieur Ginard

Esther Muir

as Panda

Frank Forest

as Pinkerton

Walter O. Stahl

as Johan

Barry Norton

as Juan

Lucio Villegas

as Señor Montez

Gennaro Curci

as Bondini

Marek Windheim

as Henri

Mariska Aldrich

as Client in Kane's Waiting Room

Meeka Aldrich

as Minor Role

William Bailey

as Client in Kane's Waiting Room

George Beranger

as Male Dressmaker

Bing Conley

as Bartender

Albert Conti

as Lepino

Irene Crane

as Minor Role

Carrie Daumery

as Buenos Aires Opera Dowager

Lew Davis

as Sailor

Ann Doran

as Minor Role

Manuel Emanuel

as Minor Role

Mary Emery

as Girl

Bess Flowers

as Buenos Aires Operagoer

John Gallaudet

as Photographer

Al Ernest Garcia

as Allan Garcia

Mildred Gover

as Panda's Maid

George Hickman

as Page Boy

Al Hill

as Taxi Driver

Adia Kuznetzoff

as Operatic Conductor

William Lally

as Steward

Alphonse Martell

as Waiter

Louis Mercier

as Minor Role

Greta Meyer

as Hans' Mother

Alexander Palasthy

as Minor Role

Franklin Pangborn

as Kane's Secretary

Manuel París

as Minor Role

Bruce Sidney

as Stage Manager

Genaro Spagnoli

as Minor Role

Marco Vico

as Taxi Driver

Bud Wolfe

as Bartender

Ernest Wood

as Hotel Clerk

Bruce Wyndham

as Hans - Young German