I Dream Too Much is a 1935 American 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).
I Dream Too Much | |
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Directed by | John Cromwell |
Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
Written by | Elsie Finn David G. Wittels |
Screenplay by | James Gow Edmund H. North |
Starring | Lily Pons Henry Fonda Eric Blore Lucille Ball |
Music by | Jerome Kern Dorothy Fields Max Steiner (incidental) |
Cinematography | David Abel |
Edited by | William Morgan |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $627,000 |
Box office | $640,000 |
Screenplay
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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.
- 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
The film recorded a loss of $350,000.