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The Lady Is Willing

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 1h 32m
ÉVALUATION IMDb
6,3/10
861
MA NOTE
Marlene Dietrich, David James, and Fred MacMurray in The Lady Is Willing (1942)
ComedyDramaRomance

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueIn order to adopt an abandoned baby, an actress arranges a marriage of convenience with a doctor.In order to adopt an abandoned baby, an actress arranges a marriage of convenience with a doctor.In order to adopt an abandoned baby, an actress arranges a marriage of convenience with a doctor.

  • Director
    • Mitchell Leisen
  • Writers
    • James Edward Grant
    • Albert McCleery
  • Stars
    • Marlene Dietrich
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Aline MacMahon
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  • ÉVALUATION IMDb
    6,3/10
    861
    MA NOTE
    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writers
      • James Edward Grant
      • Albert McCleery
    • Stars
      • Marlene Dietrich
      • Fred MacMurray
      • Aline MacMahon
    • 19Commentaires d'utilisateurs
    • 7Commentaires de critiques
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    Rôles principaux40

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    Marlene Dietrich
    Marlene Dietrich
    • Elizabeth 'Liza' Madden
    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Dr. Corey T. McBain
    Aline MacMahon
    Aline MacMahon
    • Buddy
    Stanley Ridges
    Stanley Ridges
    • Kenneth Hanline
    Arline Judge
    Arline Judge
    • Frances
    Roger Clark
    Roger Clark
    • Victor
    Marietta Canty
    Marietta Canty
    • Mary Lou
    David James
    • Baby Corey
    Ruth Ford
    Ruth Ford
    • Myrtle Glossamer
    Harvey Stephens
    Harvey Stephens
    • Dr. Golding
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Detective Sergeant Barnes
    Elisabeth Risdon
    Elisabeth Risdon
    • Mrs. Cummings
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • K.K. Miller
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Joe Quig
    Kitty Kelly
    Kitty Kelly
    • Nellie Quig
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Patrolman Murphy
    • (uncredited)
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Helen Ainsworth
    Helen Ainsworth
    • Interior Decorator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writers
      • James Edward Grant
      • Albert McCleery
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    Commentaires des utilisateurs19

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    6blanche-2

    Marlene Dietrich in a comedy

    Marlene Dietrich is the lady in "The Lady is Willing," a 1942 film also starring Fred MacMurray and Arline Judge. The beautiful Dietrich plays a musical star, Liza Madden, who walks off with an abandoned baby and takes him home. Though Liza lives well, she owes a fortune to the IRS and gives all of her money away, and she won't be able to adopt the child unless she's either married or solvent. She convinces a pediatrician (MacMurray) to marry her. He does, and they adopt the baby, now called Corey. The marriage is supposed to be in name only, but you know how those things go.

    "The Lady is Willing" is not much of a story or a movie, but Dietrich is just stunning, and her acting is charming. She creates a very lovable character. MacMurray, as the doctor who falls in love with her, turns in a good performance. He's part of a dumb subplot involving rabbits that is dropped along the way. Dietrich's assistant is played by Arline Judge and her maid by Marietta Canty and they are both excellent in their roles. It's just too bad all of these good people had to be in this particular story.

    Obviously, the baby in question (David James) is unaware that the story is weak; he laughs and plays with telephone cords, Dietrich's hats and smiles at everyone. Just adorable.

    Definitely worth it for Dietrich and her fashions, and if you like kids, little Corey. Interestingly, one of Dietrich's famous legs was in a cast for part of the film, though it's not noticeable.
    6Doylenf

    Marlene Dietrich plays "dumb" in uneven sophisticated screwball comedy...

    Whatever faults THE LADY IS WILLING has can be traced immediately to the script. Despite this, Mitchel Leisen's direction guides MARLENE DIETRICH and FRED MacMURRAY through their paces and gets some very good performances from both of them. Marlene, in particular, is surprisingly effective playing a naive, bossy, and very "dumb" Broadway actress who casually walks off with a baby simply because it's cute and she can afford to take care of it.

    Complications arise, of course, when it's discovered that she's the woman in the screwy hat who took the child away from the scene of an accident. MacMurray is the handsome doctor she calls when she needs help in supervising the child and from then on the story veers between comedy, romance and even drama toward the end.

    Dietrich is lovingly photographed, perfectly lit by an astute cameraman no matter what the situation is and glamorously gowned throughout. MacMurray is an old hand at screwball comedy and is thoroughly adept at handling his bumbling chores with his usual expertise.

    A couple of good-natured twins were used for all of the baby's scenes and Dietrich seems to really care about how she interacts with the infant. It's an unusual role for her and she demonstrates an ability to toss off screwball dialog with the best of them.

    This sort of fluff is given above average handling by Leisen and his stars, although the material itself is decidedly below par screwball comedy that turns maudlin toward the end.
    8edwagreen

    Lady is Willing and So Should You in Seeing this Film ***1/2

    Wonderful 1942 film with Marlene Dietrich as a Broadway star who finds a baby and marries a pediatrician so that she can keep the baby. Of course, the story deals with them finding their way to love eventually as well as the situations they encounter such as phony parents showing up to take the child, and the doctor's first wife showing up to create further havoc.

    Fred MacMurray is absolutely charming as the doctor and Dietrich showed how quite adept she was at comedy. Aline MacMahon co-stars as a wise-cracking assistant to Dietrich. This kind of role was normally assigned to Eve Arden.

    Naturally, there is the end-of-film crisis where MacMurray has to operate and Dietrich sheds those tears. It's well worth it.
    6TheLittleSongbird

    Marriage of inconvenience

    Love classic film and there are many great to classic romantic comedy. Fred MacMurray was a very watchable actor and showed charm and great comic timing more than once. Marlene Dietrich was always luminous on screen, the camera clearly loving her, and always a magnetic presence, especially in her films with Josef Von Sternberg.

    Both MacMurray and Dietrich did better than 'The Lady is Willing' in their long and distinguished careers. More the film themselves than their performances, which actually come off well with plenty of the assets that were particularly appealing. 'The Lady is Willing' is still a decent film with a lot to love. It is also an uneven film that loses its way. Can definitely see why some remember it fondly, why some like it but have reservations and why it doesn't work for others.

    'The Lady is Willing' is one of those films that starts off very well. It is mostly very successful in the comedic and romantic elements. While silly in spots, the comedy was sophisticated, witty and humorous. The romantic element sparkled and charmed and the script is snappy.

    It looks great too, with it being beautifully shot and the production and costume design are elegant sophistication personified. The direction is glossy and keeps things moving, while not always being inspired. The music fits decently enough and serves its purpose. MacMurray is amusing and charming in a role that fits him like a perfectly fitted glove and Dietrich is as ever luminous and makes a potentially bothersome character likeable. They play off each other well while appealing as a couple. Aline MacMahon and Stanley Ridges sparkle in support, MacMahon particularly.

    With this amount of promise, it is a shame that 'The Lady is Willing' wasn't better. It is let down by the more dramatic elements and latter parts of the film. The melodramatic change of tone just jars uneasily, the melodrama coming over as overwrought soap-opera, while the ending is more maudlin than it is touching and the pace loses lustre.

    On the most part, the story is flimsy, and that's an understatement, parts being truly dumb and at times bizarre, giving an air of contrivance. The rest of the supporting cast are competent but don't stand out enough.

    Summarising, uneven but decent. 6/10 Bethany Cox
    Vincentiu

    lovely

    for the self irony of Dietrich performance. for the nice story and air of far age of cinema. for inspired cast. and, sure, for the respect for recipes of romantic comedy. it is not a link from chain of fashion of art. few sparkles, a seductive Dietrich, mixture of love balloons and fine humor, the dramatic small slice and the touching solutions to create identity in a ocean of clones, all is good reason to see it and, in a measure or other, to love it. because it is almost magic like many films from that period. because the acting is smart and the game of nuances not uninspired. because, after war of blockbusters, this film has the gift to be comfortable. and for occasion to travel in time. and discover than life is beautiful.

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    • Anecdotes
      Early in the shooting, Marlene Dietrich tripped while carrying child actor David James. She twisted her body to save the baby from striking the floor, but severely injured her right ankle in the fall, and her entire right leg had to be placed in a cast. That's why film she is always shown in full-length outfits (gowns, slacks, etc.) and just one shot of her unclothed leg is seen, and that is in shadow.
    • Gaffes
      After the date, when at home(at about 01:00:30), the glass and the bottle of milk exchange places in Fred MacMurray's hands when going to the baby's room from the kitchen.
    • Citations

      Mary Lou: [finding out champagne is made from grapes] It's not very purple, is it?

    • Générique farfelu
      The film's title appears on a billboard; and the opening credits are printed in a theatrical program.
    • Connexions
      Referenced in The Whistler (1944)
    • Bandes originales
      I Find Love
      Written by Jack King and Gordon Clifford

      Sung by Marlene Dietrich (dubbed by Virginia Rees) (uncredited) and unidentified baritone

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    Détails

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    • Date de sortie
      • 12 février 1942 (United States)
    • Pays d’origine
      • United States
    • Langue
      • English
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Biricik aşkım
    • société de production
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Durée
      1 heure 32 minutes
    • Couleur
      • Black and White
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.37 : 1

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