Penny Serenade (1941 George Stevens)

Nothing wrong with the acting - Cary Grant was Oscar nominated*, Irene Dunne also good - in Morrie Ryskind's study of marriage and loss. Our GMVS copy was execrable - soft and noisy. A shame as you can't properly appreciate Joe Walker's handling of snow, rain etc. Shouldn't be allowed. However, film is really slackly directed / edited and thus its already too long run time of two hours feels like it's even longer... Needs zip.

Edgar Buchanan is 'Applejack', Beulah Bondi the slightly sinister adoption person.

Get off.

* Happened to see a really long take of Cary Grant pleading for the baby - amazing stuff. (10/24.) Perhaps his own lost childhood is coming into play here.