If one was to sit down and write about the film career of Cary Grant it certainly would not be easy. A good formula might be that if you take most of his roles and try to put any other actor in them to see how they would turn out.
For Example, ” My Favorite Wife” , one of the three teamings of Dunne and Grant( this film and ” The Awful Truth” are the others), was remade with Doris Day and James Garner, two pretty fare comedic actors themselves.It is pretty painful to watch this film if you have seen Grant and Dunne go at it.
Their timing is uncanny, the close ups are multi dimensional, and in this sentimental film ,their interplay is unique. ” Penny Serenade” gives us a real look into this teams total charisma on the screen. Their future is somehow buried in their past love for each other. Edgar Buchanon( former dentist) acts as an interface for their problems.
Cast
- Irene Dunne … Julie Gardiner Adams
- Cary Grant … Roger Adams
- Beulah Bondi … Miss Oliver
- Edgar Buchanan … Applejack Carney
- Ann Doran … Dotty ‘Dot’
- Eva Lee Kuney … Trina (at the Age of 6 Years)
- Leonard Willey … Doctor Hartley
- Wallis Clark … Judge
- Walter Soderling … Billings
- Baby Jane Biffle … Trina (at the Age of 1 Year) (billed as Baby Biffle)
