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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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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

3 videos

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Irene Dunne

Julie Gardiner

Irene Dunne

Acting

Cary Grant

Roger Adams

Cary Grant

Acting

Beulah Bondi

Miss Oliver

Beulah Bondi

Acting

Edgar Buchanan

Applejack

Edgar Buchanan

Acting

Ann Doran

Dotty

Ann Doran

Acting

Eva Lee Kuney

Six-Year-Old Trina

Eva Lee Kuney

Acting

Leonard Willey

Dr. Hartley

Leonard Willey

Acting

Wallis Clark

Judge

Wallis Clark

Acting

Walter Soderling

Billings

Walter Soderling

Acting

Jane Biffle

One-Year-Old Trina

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Acting

Dorothy Adams

Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams

Acting

Billy Bevan

McDougal (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Acting

Bess Flowers

Mother (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Acting

Dick Gordon

Party Guest (uncredited)

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