I'll Take Romance

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Edward H. Griffith

Writers

Stephen Morehouse Avery, Jane Murfin, George Oppenheimer

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

17 November 1937

Ensemble

Cast

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  Grace Moore

  Elsa Terry

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  Melvyn Douglas

  James Guthrie

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  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

• Frank Forest

  Pinkerton

• Walter O. Stahl

  Johan

• 

  Barry Norton

  Juan