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