Shameless, utterly shameless. After an on-cue earthquake renders Irene Dunne barren, she and spendthrift hubby Cary Grant try to adopt, which just begins the mawkish tear-grabbing. Granted, if you must sit through a weepie, there's no better company than Grant and the radiant, under-appreciated Dunne, with Edgar Buchanan fine as comic relief. Expertly done, but reprehensible nonetheless. The biggest shame of all -- Grant was Oscar-nominated for this, and for the even weepier "None but the Lonely Heart", but never for any of his immortal comedy performances.
Review of Penny Serenade
