Movie

I'll Take Romance

Romance in Swing-Time!

1937★ 6.3 · 31h 30mMusicRomance

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.

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Cast

Margaret Hamilton
as Margot

Ann Doran
as Minor Role

Bess Flowers
as Buenos Aires Operagoer

Melvyn Douglas
as James Guthrie

Stuart Erwin
as 'Pancho' Brown

Al Hill
as Taxi Driver

John Gallaudet
as Photographer

Helen Westley
as Madame Della aka Madella

Franklin Pangborn
as Kane's Secretary

Ernest Wood
as Hotel Clerk

Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Monsieur Ginard

George Beranger
as Male Dressmaker