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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
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    • 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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    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.
    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!)
    Doylenf

    Whimsical comedy with wonderful Lake...wooden March...

    Veronica Lake and Cecil Kellaway seem to get into the spirit of this whimsical comedy about witchcraft--while Fredric March (who reportedly disliked working with Lake whom he considered an inferior actress) does not come off well in comedy. Lake plays a witch whose ancestors burned her at the stake 300 years ago. March is engaged to Susan Hayward, but with the entry of Lake into his life, everything goes haywire. March is a gubernatorial candidate whose election to office is threatened by Lake's dexterity with broomstick magic.

    Based on an unfinished novel by Thorne Smith (creator of "Topper"), the film emerges as a screwball romantic comedy well directed by Rene Clair and benefits from some good trick photography. The video print I have is on the murky side--I'm sure the original print featured better overall photography than the video version. With a cast that includes Robert Benchley among the supporting players, this is a comedy treat ideal for viewing on Halloween.

    Warning: More enjoyable if the print quality is good!
    7AlsExGal

    Puritans can be so tiresome, but this film is not

    I just love this little film that was probably the inspiration for "Bewitched", the 60s TV series. Planned before Pearl Harbor, and released after Pearl Harbor, it is probably just what American audiences needed. I feel that this is a great movie because it so perfectly embodies what a movie is meant to do: Entertain! There is no social commentary, political justice or ideological discourse. It is a: "park your troubles at the door" type of film which sweeps the viewer away into a world of whimsy.

    In the 17th century two actual witches, father Daniel and daughter Jennifer, are burned at the stake by Jonathan Wooley. Before Jennifer dies she curses Jonathan and all of his male progeny by declaring they will all marry the wrong woman. After their death their spirits are trapped in a tree so they cannot rise from the dead and cause more mischief.

    But mischief they cause via Jennifer's curse as one Wooley after another marries a shrewish bossy woman and we see all of them being ordered about. Wow, that was a great curse! Now we come to modern day - 1942 - and Wallace Wooley (Fredric March) is about to marry the daughter of his political backer, Estelle Masterson (Susan Hayward). I found Hayward unrecognizable but she is great at playing the shrew. But alas, the night before their wedding the tree holding Jennifer and Daniel's spirits is struck by lightning and they are free! Jennifer says she wants a human body again, but Daniel says that requires fire, so they decide to burn down the Pilgrim Hotel. Jennifer gets a body (Veronica Lake), but the spell provides only the body - no clothes. Wallace rescues Jennifer from the burning hotel and since she has no ID, he takes her home and puts her in his bed to rest - still with no clothes. Now this would look great on the eve of his marriage and shortly before his election for a naked woman to be found in his bed - and she is.

    Now Daniel is still without a body and has run into his own troubles with modern society. In the meantime Jennifer decides to punish Wallace by making him fall in love with her and crushing his heart. But these things never go right for the inexperienced witch without dad's supervision, and the fun just goes from there. From Jennifer accidentally taking the love potion meant for Wallace, to her casting a spell so that Wallace wins EVERY vote, to Daniel not liking his new son-in-law and being rather vicious about it.

    Veronica Lake was great here in a role that did not require a lot of range. Many have criticized her acting over the years, but I have never seen her in a film where she came across as a ham. Fredric March is great as a guy with Puritan pilgrim blood in him. He really makes you believe he is the stodgy offspring of generations of Puritans.

    As for the perfectly cast Cecil Kellaway as the easily distracted Daniel, all I can say is that I guess it is easier to have a witch as a father in law than as a mother in law (Agnes Moorhead as Endora in Bewitched). Mothers in law can be a much more severe and long term problem apparently.

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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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