I'll Take Romance (film) explained

I'll Take Romance
Director:	Edward H. Griffith
Producer:	Everett Riskin
Starring:	Grace Moore Melvyn Douglas Helen Westley Stuart Erwin Margaret Hamilton
Music:	Morris Stoloff
Cinematography:	Lucien N. Andriot
Editing:	William A. Lyon Otto Meyer
Studio:	Columbia Pictures
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

I'll Take Romance is a 1937 American romantic musical film directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Grace Moore, Melvyn Douglas, Helen Westley, Stuart Erwin and Margaret Hamilton.^[1]

Plot

An opera manager (Melvyn Douglas) tries to woo a contract-breaking soprano (Grace Moore) into performing in Buenos Aires.

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

Songs

• Songs and arias performed by Grace Moore
  • I'll Take Romance (music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
  • Gavotte (Manon, music by Jules Massenet, lyrics by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille)
  • Drinking Song (La traviata, music by Giuseppe Verdi, lyrics by Francesco Maria Piave)
  • First Act Duet (Madama Butterfly, music by Giacomo Puccini, lyrics by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica)
• Other Songs
  • Quintet and Finale (Martha, music by Friedrich von Flotow, lyrics by Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
  • She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain (Traditional)
  • A Frangesa! (music and Italian lyrics by Pasquale Mario Costa, English lyrics by Milton Drake)

Notes and References

1. Web site: I'll Take Romance. afi.com. 2024-02-22.