Penny Serenade

Apr 24, 1941

2h 0m

★ 6.5

"Remember the tune they were singing the night we fell in love?..."

Overview

Julie and Roger are a love-struck married couple who desperately want to have a child. Tragedy after tragedy gets in their way, as the two attempt to rise above their troubles and fulfill their dreams of parenthood.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Penny Serenade Trailers

Cast

Roger Adams

Cary Grant

Julie Gardiner Adams

Irene Dunne

Miss Oliver

Beulah Bondi

Applejack Carney

Edgar Buchanan

Dotty 'Dot'

Ann Doran

Trina (at the Age of 6 Years)

Eva Lee Kuney

Doctor Hartley

Leonard Willey

Judge

Wallis Clark

Billings

Walter Soderling

Trina (at the Age of 1 Year)

Jane Biffle

Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams

McDougal (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

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