While listening to a recording of "Penny Serenade," Julie Gardiner Adams (Irene Dunne) begins reflecting on her past. She recalls her near-impulsive marriage to newspaper reporter Roger Adams (Cary Grant), which begins on a deliriously happy note but turns out to be fraught with tragedy. While honeymooning in Japan, Julie and Roger are trapped in the 1923 earthquake, which results in her miscarriage and subsequent incapability to bear children. Upon their return to America, Roger becomes editor of a small-town newspaper, just scraping by financially. Despite their depleted resources, Julie and Roger want desperately to adopt a child. It seems hopeless until kindly adoption agency head Miss Oliver (Beulah Bondi) helps smooth their path. (FILMAFFINITY) Year: 1941 Running time: 118 min. Country: United States Director: George Stevens Screenwriter: Morrie Ryskind Music: W. Franke Harling Cinematography: Joseph Walker (B&W) Cast: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Edgar Buchanan, Ann Doran, Leonard Willey, Wallis Clark, Beulah Bondi, Walter Soderling, Dorothy Adams, Billy Bevan Producer: Columbia Pictures Genre: Drama. Comedy. Melodrama. Adoption