I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much
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
Release dates	November 27, 1935 (1935-11-27)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$627,000
Box office	$640,000

I Dream Too Much is a 1935 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).

Plot

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.

Cast

• 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

Reception

The film recorded a loss of $350,000.

External links

• I Dream Too Much at IMDb
• I Dream Too Much at AllMovie
• I Dream Too Much at the TCM Movie Database
• I Dream Too Much at the American Film Institute Catalog