I'll Take Romance
Romance in Swing-Time!
1937 · 90 min · ★ 6.3 · Music, Romance
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.
Directed by Edward H. Griffith · Written by Jane Murfin
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Grace Moore Elsa Terry -
Melvyn Douglas James Guthrie -
Helen Westley Madame Della aka Madella -
Stuart Erwin 'Pancho' Brown -
Margaret Hamilton Margot -
Walter Kingsford William Kane -
Richard Carle Rudi -
Ferdinand Gottschalk Monsieur Ginard -
Esther Muir Panda - F Frank Forest Pinkerton
- W Walter O. Stahl Johan
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Barry Norton Juan
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