I'll Take Romance (1937)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.357 |
Directed By
Edward H. Griffith
TOP CAST
Grace Moore
Elsa Terry
Melvyn Douglas
James Guthrie
Helen Westley
Madame Della aka Madella
Stuart Erwin
'Pancho' Brown
Margaret Hamilton
Margot
Walter Kingsford
William Kane
Richard Carle
Rudi
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Monsieur Ginard
Esther Muir
Panda
Frank Forest
Pinkerton
Walter O. Stahl
Johan
Barry Norton
Juan
Lucio Villegas
Señor Montez
Gennaro Curci
Bondini
Marek Windheim
Henri
Mariska Aldrich
Client in Kane's Waiting Room
Meeka Aldrich
Minor Role
William Bailey
Client in Kane's Waiting Room
George Beranger
Male Dressmaker
Bing Conley
Bartender
Albert Conti
Lepino
Irene Crane
Minor Role
Carrie Daumery
Buenos Aires Opera Dowager
Lew Davis
Sailor
Ann Doran
Minor Role
Manuel Emanuel
Minor Role
Mary Emery
Girl
Bess Flowers
Buenos Aires Operagoer
John Gallaudet
Photographer
Al Ernest Garcia
Allan Garcia
Mildred Gover
Panda's Maid
George Hickman
Page Boy
Al Hill
Taxi Driver
Payne B. Johnson
Boy
Adia Kuznetzoff
Operatic Conductor
William Lally
Steward
Alphonse Martell
Waiter
Louis Mercier
Minor Role
Greta Meyer
Hans' Mother
Alexander Palasthy
Minor Role
Franklin Pangborn
Kane's Secretary
Manuel París
Minor Role
Bruce Sidney
Stage Manager
Genaro Spagnoli
Minor Role
Marco Vico
Taxi Driver
Bud Wolfe
Bartender
Ernest Wood
Hotel Clerk
Bruce Wyndham
Hans - Young German
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