I Married a Witch (1942)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

René Clair

Writers:

Thorne Smith (story)
Norman Matson (story)

Release Date:

30 October 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

She's a witch (and we do mean witch) who gets what she wants with hex appeal!

Plot:

A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Wedding | Puritan | Potion | Hospital

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Fredric March	...	Jonathan Wooley / Nathaniel Wooley / Samuel Wooley / Wallace Wooley
Veronica Lake	...	Jennifer
Robert Benchley	...	Dr. Dudley White
Susan Hayward	...	Estelle Masterson
Cecil Kellaway	...	Daniel
Elizabeth Patterson	...	Margaret
Robert Warwick	...	J.B. Masterson

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (re-rating) (2006) | Finland:S | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #8351) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Rene Clair Productions

Trivia:

Veronica Lake and Fredric March did not like one another, due in part to some disparaging remarks March made about her. During filming, Lake delighted in playing pranks on March, such as hiding a 40-pound weight under her costume when March had to carry her in his arms. In another scene in which the two were photographed only from the waist up, Lake stuck her foot in March's groin.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film opens with a scene of Puritans in the Massachusetts colony burning witches. No-one was ever burned for witchcraft in America. The accused witches of Salem, Massachusetts, and its environs were hanged, with the exception of Giles Corey, who was pressed to death with rocks.

Quotes:

Wallace Wooley: I'm afraid you've got a hangover.
Daniel: Don't tell me what I've got! I invented the hangover. It was in 1892... B.C.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

Soundtrack:

You Came Along

Good Haloween Comedy

Good Haloween romance comedy with a screwball flavor.Veronica Lake is enchanting despite her lack of acting skill and we even get some extra flavor from Susan Hayward!March is somewhat miscast but still manages to pull it off.Great special effects for 1942 and also makes a good prequel to the Bewitched TV series.An essential cult classic for fans of Haloween comedies.Almost a mainstream classic if it only had a more longer running time.Only for fans of the genre and fans of the lead actors.....