Penny Serenade

Pros: great sentimental film, Dunne and Grant in touching dramatic roles
Cons: none

Cary Grant and Irene Dunne star in this 1941 soap opera, directed by George Stevens. Taken from a story by Martha Cheavers, Penny Serenade is the story of Julie and Roger Adams, a couple who suffer monumental tragedies which threaten to...

Pros: Cary Grant, and a family movie with a happy ending--more or less
Cons: Pretty sentimental...no, make that VERY sentimental

Want to see a sentimental movie with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant? No? Well then you're out of luck. But if you want to see a classic movie that will allow you to wallow in romance and tears, this one's for you.

George Stevens, widely known as a...

Pros: This heartopening movie uses wonderful music to tell the story of a close-knit family.
Cons: No cons--unless you can't bear exposure to some of life's cold, hard facts.

Note: For those who aren't familiar with my rambling and anecdotal writing-style, this actually is a movie review, and you'll discover the relevance of the introductory story before long... Something unexpected happened to me over ...

Pros: cast, direction, sets, cinematography, script
Cons: lengthy, slow, sometimes manipulative, film stock has deteriorated somewhat

Cary Grant was probably the greatest comic actor in Hollywood history. He starred in comedies spanning four decades, from the 1930s to the 1960s. But aside from a belated honorary Oscar received in 1970, he only received two nominations for Best Actor,...

Pros: Cary Grant and Irene Dunn are great! A touching, timeless story.
Cons: At times, it gets a little too hokey.

I caught this movie while I was flipping through the channels. I stopped when I saw Irene Dunne's name, because my mom thinks she's an awesome actress.

This movie retraces the life and times of a struggling newspaper publisher and his wife as...

Pros: The very best movie of all times!
Cons: None

This is the absolute best movie that has ever been made in my opinion. I love Cary Grant in anything but Penny Serenade is his best. I saw this movie when I was a teenager and the first time that I found it on video, I bought it. I watch it several...