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Ma femme est une sorcière

Original title: I Married a Witch
  • 1942
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  • 1h 17m
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7.1/10
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Veronica Lake and Fredric March in Ma femme est une sorcière (1942)
A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.
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A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.

  • Director
    • René Clair
  • Writers
    • Robert Pirosh
    • Marc Connelly
    • Thorne Smith
  • Stars
    • Fredric March
    • Veronica Lake
    • Robert Benchley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • René Clair
    • Writers
      • Robert Pirosh
      • Marc Connelly
      • Thorne Smith
    • Stars
      • Fredric March
      • Veronica Lake
      • Robert Benchley
    • 102User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Jonathan Wooley…
    Veronica Lake
    Veronica Lake
    • Jennifer
    Robert Benchley
    Robert Benchley
    • Dr. Dudley White
    Susan Hayward
    Susan Hayward
    • Estelle Masterson
    Cecil Kellaway
    Cecil Kellaway
    • Daniel
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Margaret
    Eily Malyon
    Eily Malyon
    • Tabitha Wooley
    Robert Warwick
    Robert Warwick
    • J.B. Masterson
    Robert Greig
    Robert Greig
    • Town Crier
    Viola Moore
    • Martha
    Mary Field
    Mary Field
    • Nancy Wooley
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Harriet Wooley
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Allen - Hotel Owner
    Helen St. Rayner
    • Singer at Wedding
    Aldrich Bowker
    Aldrich Bowker
    • Justice of the Peace
    Emma Dunn
    Emma Dunn
    • Wife of Justice of the Peace
    John Alban
    John Alban
    • Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Beverly Andre
    • Girl at Country Club
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • René Clair
    • Writers
      • Robert Pirosh
      • Marc Connelly
      • Thorne Smith
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews102

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    7ccthemovieman-1

    Lake Makes The Film Fun

    This is a fairly humorous story with decent special effects, especially considering it was made over 40 years ago. The key ingredient for success in this film was Veronica Lake. She's known more for her peekaboo blonde locks and for starring with Alan Ladd in several hit movies, but Lake was a good comedienne, too.

    Susan Hayward does well playing a snotty woman and Cecil Kellaway always plays an interesting character. Frederic March plays opposite Lake and I wish I hadn't read Lake's biography in which she explains how much she hated March. In made the love scenes lose a lot of impact when I learned how "forced" those scenes were.

    Oh, well. It's still a nice, lightweight comedy, nothing special but entertaining for the most part.....but it helps to be a fan of Veronica Lake, which I am.
    7AaronCapenBanner

    Veronica Lake.

    Rene Clair directed this clever comedy that stars Frederic March as several generations of the Wooley family, starting with Jonathan Wooley, who has condemned two witches named Daniel & Jennifer(played by Cecil Kellaway & Veronica Lake) who are father & daughter. Their spirits are trapped beneath a tree, but in 1942, are freed by a lightning strike, and resume their mischievous ways by tormenting the current Wooley, named Wallace, who is running for governor. The male Wooleys were cursed into marrying the wrong women, which is certainly the case for him, as he is marrying a newspaper publisher's daughter(played by Susan Hayward), a spoiled brat. Jennifer tricks Wallace into saving her from a hotel fire her father started, and plans to ruin him, but instead mistakenly drinks the love potion he was supposed to drink! Now in love with him, she tries desperately to save him from the curse and her vengeful father...

    Veronica Lake was perfectly cast here, stunningly beautiful and alluring, aided by a witty script and effective direction. Just don't think about logic too much(it doesn't apply here!)
    8johno-21

    Veronica Lake as a witch? Cool!

    I see that they are making a remake of this movie so I expect the original will be getting some publicity and more people will be introduced to it. Whimsical fantasy movies were popular in the 1940's and this is a fine example of that genre. French Director René Clair did a few fantasy films, The Ghost Goes West, that he made in the UK and It Happened Tomorrow, his other Hollwood fantasy flick. This film has a great cast in Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Susan Hayward and Cecil Kellaway. This is one of Lake's best movies and a good comic vehicle for her. She only made a dozen movies as a leading lady but I always liked Veronica Lake and I like her here. Fredric March who was a great actor seems a little miscast in this. It seems like he's just going through the motions to get this filmed at times and there really is no great chemistry between him and Lake. Cecil Kellaway is perfect and turns in a fine performance as Lake's father. Susan Hayward like March seems far too serious in this movie. It's a good, fun story and I've always liked this movie. I would give this a 8.5 on a scale of 10 and definitely recommend this.
    7funkyfry

    Superior light comedy

    Pleasing comedy fantasy. There are some moments where watching Lake perform is really nice -- I love the bitchy look and how she puts her arms out when she slams the door with her magic in anger. Lake plays a witch who accidentally casts a love spell on herself, and therfore ends up domesticating herself and adopting moral attitudes her warlock father is opposed to. Fun and slightly meaningful in the Sturges mold.
    10jjnxn-1

    Entrancing

    Utterly entrancing comic fantasy with a captivating Veronica Lake.

    The film is a light as air concoction directed by Rene Clair at breakneck speed which suits the material perfectly. The brief running time doesn't allow for any superfluous characters or dialogue and the film is cast with performers that make every second on screen count.

    Robert Benchley is a scream as March's increasingly befuddled best friend while Elizabeth Patterson shows up doing the flustered housekeeper that she did so well. The only other two parts aside from the leads of any importance are filled by Cecil Kellaway as Veronica's father, a basically cruel character who he makes seem more impish than mean by the jaunty air he brings to the part. Then there's Susan Hayward, in a role that really moved her forward and one that she attacks with great relish, the beauty who would be a prize where she not a total shrew.

    While all those players are excellent the two who make the picture great are the leads. They are a beguiling pair seemingly completely swept away with their adoration of each other. Their chemistry is delightful which is extraordinary since behind the scenes they openly loathed each other. Veronica was a complicated woman burdened with extreme psychological problems which led her to have a prickly personality and causing her to often have conflicts with both actors and crews. However in this case she was probably justified. March although a great actor was a notorious hot pants putting the make on anything that moved, when she rebuffed him he spent the remainder of the film treating her like dirt under his talented feet. She struck back by various methods probably the best being placing weights under her dress during a scene where he had to carry her repeatedly. Be that as it may both were too professional to allow their animosity to show on screen.

    This is probably the best showcase Veronica ever had, This Gun for Hire is a close second, she is at all times seductive, alluring, humorous and seems to carry a gossamer glow with her wherever she goes. A pity she didn't have a chance to do more comedies during her brief heyday since she was so adept at them.

    A gem of a film, see it!

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    • 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. In one scene in which the two were photographed from only the waist up, Lake stuck her foot in March's groin. In another incident, Lake hid a 40-pound weight under her costume when March had to carry her in his arms. After that incident, March nicknamed the film "I Married a Bitch".
    • Goofs
      (at around 15 mins) The movie is set in Massachusetts, but as they arrive at the hotel fire, a fire department car has the seal of the City of Los Angeles on the door.
    • Quotes

      Wooley - civil war incarnation: Where is the nearest recruiting office?

      His wife: Oh, running off to war like a coward.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: Long, long ago, when people still believed in witches . . . . .
    • Alternate versions
      There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "UN CAPPELLO DI PAGLIA DI FIRENZE (1928) + I MARRIED A WITCH (Ho sposato una strega, 1942)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cheyenne: Satonka (1962)
    • Soundtracks
      Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
      (1850) (uncredited)

      from "Lohengrin"

      Music by Richard Wagner

      Variations played during the opening credits

      Played by the band at the wedding

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1944 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ma femme est une Sorciere
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Rene Clair Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Cinema Guild Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $27
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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