I Dream Too Much
- Lily Pons: Annette
- Henry Fonda: Jonathan
- Osgood Perkins: Paul Darcy
- Eric Blore: Roger Briggs
- Lucille Ball: Gwendolyn Dilley
- Paul Porcasi: Uncle Tito
I Dream Too Much is an American comedy film from the year 1935 by John Cromwell, according to a story by Elsie Finn and David G. Wittels and the libretto of the opera Lakmé by Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet.
Action
The music student Annette Monard lives in southern France in her uncle's house. When she sneaks out of the house, she meets the distinguished American composer Jonathan Street. Together they visit a fair. When Jonathan wakes up the next morning, he realizes that he married Annette in a drunken stupor. Annette is unimpressed by the incipient panic of her husband. They convinced him to travel to Paris with her.
Jonathan starts actually falling in love with Annette. He listened as Annette a boy singing to something on a carousel. He encourages them to pursue a singing career. Jonathan works as a guide, while Annette occurs as a cabaret singer. Her husband, however, is frustrated by the fact that he can not find a producer for his opera Echo and Narcissus. Moreover, his pride will not let his wife with their performances more success than he has.
Annette wants to help Jonathan and shows the manuscript to the opera theater agent Paul Darcy. You are a few samples from the opera for the best. Although Darcy by Annette is thrilled as a singer and lets them sign a generous contract. But Jonathan's opera, he refuses. Annette is an extremely successful debut. Jonathan learns that Annette has paid an opera house in Monte Carlo for the performance of his opera. Hurt most deeply he leaves Annette.
Annette suffers from the separation and meets an equally suffering Jonathan, who gets by as a taxi driver. The two find each other again, but Jonathan's pride and envy have the upper hand. He sends them away again. With Darcy's help Annette Jonathan can rewrite opera to a musical and bring London to the performance. After Jonathan is loaded with honors, he accepted his entry into the musical world. Annette and he get back together. Annette completed her opera career and becomes a simple housewife and mother.
Reviews
Andre Mountain Forest of the New York Times described the film as a pleasant little comedy opera, however, suffer from a limited sense of humor. However, is the nicely designed and played admirably.
Awards
Sound engineer Carl Dreher 1936 Nominated Best Sound for the Oscar in the category.
Background
The premiere of the production of RKO Pictures was held on 27 November 1935.
Smaller supporting roles are played Scotty Beckett, Mischa Auer and Richard Carle.
The French soprano Lily Pons is seen here in the first of their three film appearances. Besides the title song Pons sang the songs The Jockey on the Carousel, I got love and I'm the Echo, all of Jerome Kern ( melody ) and Dorothy Fields ( text ) were composed. From the opera Lakmé, they also argued the Belle song.