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Penny Serenade

Penny Serenade

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Penny Serenade

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

1941

2h 0m

6.6(124 votes)

Drama

Romance

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.

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Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Julie Gardiner

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Roger Adams

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Miss Oliver

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Applejack

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Dotty

Eva Lee Kuney

Eva Lee Kuney

Six-Year-Old Trina

Leonard Willey

Leonard Willey

Dr. Hartley

Wallis Clark

Wallis Clark

Judge

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Billings

Jane Biffle

One-Year-Old Trina

Creative team

Directed by: George Stevens
Written by: Martha Cheavens
Morrie Ryskind
Produced by: George Stevens

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