I'll Take Romance
Romance in Swing-Time!
1937 · 1h 30m · Passed
Music, Romance
Directed by
Edward H. Griffith
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.
Director and cast
- Edward H. Griffith Director
- 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
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