I'll Take Romance (film)

I'll Take Romance
I'll Take Romance
Directed by	Edward H. Griffith
Written by	Jane Murfin; George Oppenheimer
Produced by	Everett Riskin
Starring	Grace Moore; Melvyn Douglas; Helen Westley; Stuart Erwin; Margaret Hamilton
Cinematography	Lucien N. Andriot
Edited by	William A. Lyon; Otto Meyer
Music by	Morris Stoloff
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 17, 1937;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

I'll Take Romance is a 1937 romantic musical film directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Grace Moore, Melvyn Douglas, Helen Westley, Stuart Erwin and Margaret Hamilton.

Plot[]

An opera manager (Melvyn Douglas) tries to woo a contract-breaking soprano (Grace Moore) into performing in Buenos Aires.

Songs and arias performed by Grace Moore
- I'll Take Romance (music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
- Gavotte (Manon, music by Jules Massenet, lyrics by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille)
- Drinking Song (La traviata, music by Giuseppe Verdi, lyrics by Francesco Maria Piave)
- First Act Duet (Madama Butterfly, music by Giacomo Puccini, lyrics by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica)

Other Songs
- Quintet and Finale (Martha, music by Friedrich von Flotow, lyrics by
- She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain (Traditional)
- 'A Frangesa! (music and Italian lyrics by Pasquale Mario Costa, English lyrics by Milton Drake)

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