Penny Serenade - 1941

Cary Grant made over 50 movies in his career. He was only nominated for 2 Oscars, and this was one of them. Grant plays Roger Adams, a newspaper man who spends most of the movie down on his luck and out of money. He married Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) and together they move to Japan, as he has been offered a new newspaper job. In Japan Julie loses their first baby during pregnancy due to an earthquake. A few years later they decide to adopt, to help ease the pain they feel from their miscarriage. This movie is about the ups and downs of adoption in those days, including the thread of having the State take away your baby even after you have had it for a year. 3 stars and a tear jerker. I wouldn't say that this is a great performance by Grant, he was still developing as an actor at age 37, when this film was made, and I am not sure why he was nominated for an Oscar.