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Director
  
John Cromwell

Producer
  
Pandro S. Berman

Language
  
English

5.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Romance, Musical

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

I Dream Too Much movie poster

Writer
  
Elsie Finn
,
David G. Wittels

Release date
  
November 27, 1935 (1935-11-27)

Music director
  
Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields, Max Steiner

Cast
  
Lily Pons
(Annette Monard),
Henry Fonda
(Johnny Street),
Lucille Ball
(Gwendolyn Dilley),
Eric Blore
(Roger Briggs),
Osgood Perkins
(Paul Darcy),
Lucien Littlefield
(Hubert Dilley)

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I Dream Too Much is a 1935 romantic comedy film directed by John Cromwell. It stars Henry Fonda, Lily Pons, and Lucille Ball in one of her earliest roles. It has been described as a "somewhat wispy operetta." Songs are by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording (Carl Dreher).

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Plot

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Annette Monard Street (Lily Pons) is an aspiring singer, who falls in love with and marries Jonathan Street (Henry Fonda), a struggling young composer.

Jonathan pushes her into a singing career, and she soon becomes a star. Meanwhile, Jonathan is unable to sell his music, and he finds himself jealous of his wife's success.

Concerned about their relationship, Annette uses her influence to get Jonathan's work turned into a musical comedy. Once she achieves this, she then retires from public life in order to raise a family.

Cast

  • Lily Pons as Annette Monard Street
  • Henry Fonda as Jonathan 'Johnny' Street
  • Eric Blore as Roger Briggs
  • Osgood Perkins as Paul Darcy
  • Lucien Littlefield as Hubert Dilley, Tourist
  • Lucille Ball as Gwendolyn Dilley, Tourist
  • Mischa Auer as Darcy's Pianist
  • Paul Porcasi as Uncle Tito
  • Scotty Beckett as Boy on Merry-Go-Round

    • Reception

    The film recorded a loss of $350,000.

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