I'll Take Romance (film)
I'll Take Romance is a 1937 romantic musical film directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Grace Moore, Melvyn Douglas, Helen Westley, Stuart Erwin and Margaret Hamilton.
| I'll Take Romance | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward H. Griffith |
| Produced by | Everett Riskin |
| Written by | Jane Murfin George Oppenheimer |
| Starring | Grace Moore Melvyn Douglas Helen Westley Stuart Erwin Margaret Hamilton |
| Music by | Morris Stoloff |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon Otto Meyer |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
An opera manager (Melvyn Douglas) tries to woo a contract-breaking soprano (Grace Moore) into performing in Buenos Aires.
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
Songs
- Songs and arias performed by Grace Moore
- I'll Take Romance (music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
- Gavotte (Manon, music by Jules Massenet, lyrics by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille)
- Drinking Song (La traviata, music by Giuseppe Verdi, lyrics by Francesco Maria Piave)
- First Act Duet (Madama Butterfly, music by Giacomo Puccini, lyrics by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica)
- Other Songs
- Quintet and Finale (Martha, music by Friedrich von Flotow, lyrics by Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
- She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain (Traditional)
- 'A Frangesa! (music and Italian lyrics by Pasquale Mario Costa, English lyrics by Milton Drake)
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