Isn't It Romantic? (1948 film)

Isn't It Romantic?
Directed byNorman Z. McLeod
Written byRichard L. Breen
Josef Mischel
Theodore Strauss
Based onGather Ye Rosebuds, novel by Jeannette C. Nolan
Produced byDaniel Dare
StarringVeronica Lake
Billy De Wolfe
Mona Freeman
Richard Webb
Pearl Bailey
CinematographyLionel Lindon
Edited byLeRoy Stone
Music byJoseph J. Lilley
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 6, 1948 (1948-10-06)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Isn't It Romantic? is a 1948 American black-and-white comedy musical film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Veronica Lake and Billy De Wolfe. Supporting actors included Mona Freeman, Richard Webb and Pearl Bailey. Although it takes its title from a 1932 song by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, it is based on a novel called Gather Ye Rosebuds by Jeannette C. Nolan.[1]

The plot of Isn't It Romantic? is set in Indiana after the Civil War and is about three daughters courted by three young men.[2]

  1. ^ "Hoosier Screenwriters and Novelists whose work has been translated to the screen." WhenMoviesWereMovies.com. Retrieved April 15, 2007. Archived at the Wayback Machine October 15, 2019 (archive retrieved September 6, 2022).
  2. ^ "Overview: 'Isn't It Romantic?' (1948) Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 7, 2015.