I Dream Too Much

1h 37m

Romance Comedy

5.1

Opera student Annette Monard meets composer Jonathan Street, and in a buoyant, alcohol-fueled evening, the couple marries. Sincerely falling in love, Jonathan encourages the talented Annette to sing — yet when his own attempt at an opera fails, Jonathan lashes out at Annette's success. Despite her husband's jealousy, Annette embarks on a successful career that allows her to secretly fund Jonathan's opera, bringing their marriage to a crisis.

Cast

Lily Pons

Annette Monard

Henry Fonda

Johnny Street

Eric Blore

Roger Briggs

Osgood Perkins

Paul Darcy

Lucien Littlefield

Hubert Dilley

Lucille Ball

Gwendolyn Dilley

Mischa Auer

Darcy's Pianist

Paul Porcasi

Uncle Tito

Scotty Beckett

Boy on Carousel

Billy Gilbert

Cook at Cafe (uncredited)

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Snobbish Critic (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

The Lawyer (uncredited)

Richard Carle

Snobbish Critic (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Waiter in Cafe (uncredited)

Oscar Apfel

Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Elise Cavanna

Darcy's Secretary (uncredited)

James Conaty

Audience Extra (uncredited)

Esther Dale

Mrs. Dilley (uncredited)

Kirby Grant

Violinist (uncredited)

Al Haskell

Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Paul Irving

Flat Tuba Player (uncredited)

DeWitt Jennings

Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)

Maxine Jennings

Sixth Girl in 'I Dream Too Much' Number (uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier

Carousel Owner (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

Guest at Party (uncredited)

Russ Powell

Carousel Operator (uncredited)

June Story

Girl in 'I Dream Too Much' Number (uncredited)

Crew

John Cromwell

Director

Edmund H. North

Screenplay

James Gow

Screenplay

Elsie Finn

Story

David G. Wittels

Story

William Morgan

Editor

David Abel

Director of Photography

Dewey Starkey

Assistant Director

Pandro S. Berman

Producer

Bernard Newman

Costume Design

Charles M. Kirk

Assistant Art Director

Carl Dreher

Sound Director

Hugh McDowell Jr.

Sound

James G. Stewart

Sound

Philip Faulkner Jr.

Sound

Vernon L. Walker

Special Effects

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Hermes Pan

Choreographer

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction