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Penny Serenade

1941 · 120 min

A tender, tear-stained melodrama that walks you through a marriage's joys and heartbreaks with warmth and sincerity.

Directed by
George Stevens
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi
Tagline
"Remember the tune they were singing the night we fell in love?..."
Overview
Julie and Roger are a love-struck married couple who desperately want to have a child. Tragedy after tragedy gets in their way, as the two attempt to rise above their troubles and fulfill their dreams of parenthood.

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Directed by
George Stevens
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • love
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight9

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drama, romance
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Languages
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