I'll Take Romance
movie
Romance in Swing-Time!
Released November 17, 1937
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.
Cast
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
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Frank Forest
as
Pinkerton
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Walter O. Stahl
as
Johan
Barry Norton
as
Juan
