I'll Take Romance

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.

Directed by Edward H. Griffith

Top cast

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

Barry Norton

Juan

L

Lucio Villegas

Señor Montez

G

Gennaro Curci

Bondini

Marek Windheim

Henri

M

Mariska Aldrich

Client in Kane's Waiting Room

M

Meeka Aldrich

Minor Role

William Bailey

Client in Kane's Waiting Room

George Beranger

Male Dressmaker

B

Bing Conley

Bartender

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