I'll Take Romance

90 minutes

11/17/1937

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 List

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
Frank Forest
as Pinkerton
Walter O. Stahl
as Johan
Barry Norton
as Juan
Lucio Villegas
as Señor Montez
Gennaro Curci
as Bondini
Marek Windheim
as Henri
Mariska Aldrich
as Client in Kane's Waiting Room
Meeka Aldrich
as Minor Role
William Bailey
as Client in Kane's Waiting Room
George Beranger
as Male Dressmaker
Bing Conley
as Bartender
Albert Conti
as Lepino
Irene Crane
as Minor Role
Carrie Daumery
as Buenos Aires Opera Dowager
Lew Davis
as Sailor
Ann Doran
as Minor Role
Manuel Emanuel
as Minor Role
Mary Emery
as Girl
Bess Flowers
as Buenos Aires Operagoer
John Gallaudet
as Photographer
Al Ernest Garcia
as Allan Garcia
Mildred Gover
as Panda's Maid
George Hickman
as Page Boy
Al Hill
as Taxi Driver
Payne B. Johnson
as Boy
Adia Kuznetzoff
as Operatic Conductor
William Lally
as Steward
Alphonse Martell
as Waiter
Louis Mercier
as Minor Role
Greta Meyer
as Hans' Mother
Alexander Palasthy
as Minor Role
Franklin Pangborn
as Kane's Secretary
Manuel París
as Minor Role
Bruce Sidney
as Stage Manager
Genaro Spagnoli
as Minor Role
Marco Vico
as Taxi Driver
Bud Wolfe
as Bartender
Ernest Wood
as Hotel Clerk
Bruce Wyndham
as Hans - Young German