I married a witch is an underrated halloween gem if youve seen hocus pocus a million times, consider falling under the spell of this charming 1942 romantic comedy starring veronica lake. I married a witch article about i married a witch by the. I married a witch stars veronica lake as jennifer, a witch with an origin story more. A beautiful 17thcentury witch returns to life to plague politician wallace wooley, descendant of her persecutor. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. I married a witch is a 1942 romantic comedyfantasy film directed by rene clair, starring fredric march and veronica lake. Its when two actors who loathe each other in real life have to perform a convincing love scene on film. Fredric march veronica lake robert benchley 1942 a politicians campaign for governor is complicated by a seductive witch with romance and revenge on her mind. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Veronica lake, robert benchley, and fredric march in i married a witch 1942. Time out london preston sturges produced this enchanting romantic fantasy about an alluring witch lake who is reincarnated, centuries after she was burned at the stake, to exact revenge on the 20thcentury descendant march of her puritan persecutor. I married a witch 1942 movie clip youll be a redhead.
A few centuries later, lightning hit a tree causing a branch to break off and freeing the two spirits. I married a witch is one hour and seventeen minutes and was released in theaters on october 30, 1942. It was nominated for an academy award for best music, and was said to have inspired the popular television show bewitched. The film is very bubbly, almost ethereal, and its running time is surprisingly brief, but the movie glides on an air of good will. Frustrated, she attempts to convince him by doctoring the gubernatorial election in his favor. As a seventeenthcentury witch lake is being burned at the stake, she puts a curse on her accuser march, saying that all. A savvy satire of both political and sexual gamesmanship, i married a witch, based on an unfinished novel by topper author thorne smith, would seem to be the perfect union between two brilliant moviemakers. Imdb takes a look at 5 inspiring documentaries to stream this black history month. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
And watching i married a witch 1942 starring veronica lake and fredric march, youd never guess that this romantic duo feuded constantly during the making of the film. Based on the thorne smith novel the passionate witch. I married a witch 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing i married a witch near you. A witch and her sorcerer father who were burned at the stake several centuries ago return to the present to haunt the descendant of the man who condemned them. Veronica lake, fredric march, and elizabeth patterson in i married a witch 1942 veronica lake, fredric march, and elizabeth patterson in i married a witch 1942.
Search, discover and share your favorite i married a witch gifs. The movie features veronica lake, fredric march, susan hayward, robert benchley and cecil kellaway. I married a witch 2008 just as she is about to be burned at the stake for witchcraft, 17th century witch jennifer veronica lake casts a curse on the family of her accuser, dooming all the men. I married a witch 1942 want to know what great acting is. A beautiful 17thcentury witch returns to life to plague politician wallace wooley, descendant of. Veronica lake sings now you see it from this gun for hire 1942 duration. This page was last edited on 29 august 2019, at 02. It may be not be one of the classic examples of a hollywood screwball comedy might i recommend his girl friday to anyone interested. With fredric march, veronica lake, robert benchley, susan hayward.
Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. I married a witch is a lesser effort from criterion and quite justifiably so, as its not a particularly artful or significant film. The reduced list price makes this bluray easy to recommend. I married a witch i married a witch, which deals with spirits, is a fantastic type of story that carries some interest on the novelty angles, if nothing else, but on the whole is generally tepid. Siskoid 1942s i married a witch is a bit of a puff piece i guess thats a pun based on how much time the witches spend in smoke form, but its an amusing one where we quickly forgive and forget the murders, and the mythology is so close to that of bewitched, my head canon is. In 1672, two witches jennifer and her father daniel were burned by puritan jonathan wooley. The longrunning television series bewitched is probably the bestknown use of witches in romantic comedy, but a film about a beautiful witch attracted to an uptight dope actually beat bewitched to production by over two decades and may have inspired its more popular tv counterpart. I married a witch is a 1942 american fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by rene clair, and starring veronica lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with fredric march as her foil.
Lake is delightfully effective as the malicious woman, whose ideas of punishment are often beautifully absurd. I married a witch is an underrated halloween gem vanity fair. I married a witch movie religion, spiritualism, and occult a 1942 film directed by rene clair, starring fredric march, veronica lake and susan hayward. Veronica lake casts a seductive spell as a charmingly vengeful sorceress in this supernatural screwball classic. As a seventeenthcentury witch lake is being burned at the stake, she puts a curse on her accuser march, saying that all his descendants will be unhappy in marriage.
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