I'll Take Romance
Music
Romance
Romance in Swing-Time!
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.
1937-11-17
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Cast
Director
Edward H. Griffith
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
Barry Norton as Juan
Marek Windheim as Henri
William Bailey as Client in Kane's Waiting Room
George Beranger as Male Dressmaker
Albert Conti as Lepino
Carrie Daumery as Buenos Aires Opera Dowager
Ann Doran as Minor Role
Bess Flowers as Buenos Aires Operagoer
John Gallaudet as Photographer
Al Ernest Garcia as Allan Garcia
Al Hill as Taxi Driver
Adia Kuznetzoff as Operatic Conductor
Alphonse Martell as Waiter
Louis Mercier as Minor Role
Greta Meyer as Hans' Mother
Franklin Pangborn as Kane's Secretary
Manuel París as Minor Role