After Grant and Dunne had finished the hysterical movie THE AWFUL TRUTH, audiences thought that the duo would make another rollicking comedy and the very title, PENNY SERENADE, seemed to indicate a light-hearted romp. Not so. This is a weeper from the start, with only a few moments of
comedy placed in so the audience can dry their eyes before the next sentimental barrage. Dunne is about to leave her husband, Grant, and she plays "Penny Serenade" on her Victrola, a tune which takes her, via flashback, to the early days of their marriage. Grant is a newspaper reporter and Dunne
works in a music store. They meet, fall in love, marry and go off to Japan where he is on ...
Released:
1941
Rated:
NR
Length:
125 mins