Tag Archives: Penny Serenade

Torch Singer (1933); Dir. Alexander Hall/George Soames

One of the things that strikes me about the pre-Code movies I’ve seen is that the endings leave you, at times, with an unfinished feeling. You think, Huh. Yeah, everyone’s smiling, and ‘things worked out’, but how the hell is … Continue reading

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Trains In Cinema

Another breathtaking montage (it’s part of a series). I get really excited when he posts a new installment. Just beautifully put together, I think. I love the train sequence in Penny Serenade – right after Cary Grant and Irene Dunne … Continue reading

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Snow

More snowy screenshots at Six Martinis! I have included two of my own below. They’re both from the same movie, Penny Serenade.

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Penny Serenade (1941): An Appreciation

A sweet (sometimes saccharine) and wonderfully acted movie, directed by George Stevens, starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. It was the first time Cary Grant was nominated for an Oscar, mainly because of the one scene where he goes before … Continue reading

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Grant/Dunne

They starred in three films together – The Awful Truth, My Favorite Wife, and Penny Serenade. He always said, reluctantly because he didn’t want to hurt his other leading ladies’ feelings, that she was his favorite leading lady. Apparently he … Continue reading

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Cary Grant in Penny Serenade

George Stevens (a wonderful talent – he directed Place in the Sun, which I consider to be that rarity – a perfect film) directed this three-hanky picture. Cary Grant was nominated for his first Oscar because of this performance. Probably … Continue reading

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