Most of us have only seen rene clairs movie in seriously compromised, dark copies with rough audio. Veronica lake casts a seductive spell as a charmingly vengeful sorceress in this supernatural screwball classic. As she burns at the stake, a 17th century witch, jennifer veronica lake, places a curse on her accuser fredric march, so that from this day forward, all of his descendants each played by him. With fredric march, veronica lake, robert benchley, susan hayward. Titanic 1943 is, as the name implies, an adaptation of the real life story of the rms titanic, which sank in the earlymorning hours of april 15, 1912, at the cost of some 1,500 lives. If youre looking for less heavy material, the festival even sports a film for the whole family with the delightful studio ghibli flick. I married a witch, starring susan hayward, clip 1 youtube. Puritan witch hunter jonathan wooley is cursed after burning a witch at the stake. She won an academy award for her starring role in kitty foyle 1940, but is best remembered for performing during the 1930s in rkos musical films with fred astaire. I married a witch full full movie, i married a witch full full movie streaming i married a witch full movie engsub watch i married a witch full english full movie online i married a witch full. The main story is two witches in colonial salem are burned at the staked and a tree is planted over their ashes to imprison their evil spirits.
I married a witch is fantasy romantic comedy movie that was written by robert pirosh, marc connelly, andre rigaudfilm and rene clair, who also directed. I married a witch is a 1942 american fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by rene clair, and. To give some context, sullivans travels cemented my love for veronica, but i married a witch was the first film i ever saw her in. I married a witch 1942 starring fredric march and veronica lake. Many centuries after cursing the male descendants of the salem puritan who sent her to the stake, this blonde bombshell with a broomstick finds herself drawn to one of thema prospective governor fredric march about to marry a spoiled socialite susan hayward. A beautiful 17thcentury witch returns to life to plague politician wallace wooley, descendant of. The most delightful of the films the innovative french director rene clair made in hollywood, i married a witch is a comic confection bursting with playful special. Carries some interest on the novelty angles, if nothing else, but on the whole is. The film had been scheduled to be directed by preston sturges and to be released by its producing studio, paramount. The movie was released on vhs by warner home video in the u.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. May 7, 2018 explore filmliebhabers photos on flickr. With films like michael reeves witchfinder general, the violent and lurid potential of the. I married a witch 1942 movie clip youll be a redhead. Gallery of 33 movie poster and cover images for i married a witch 1942. After all, it was the film that brought veronica lake into my life. Born constance frances marie ockelman on 14th november, 1922 scorpio in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa and educated at miami high school, veronica lake is most remembered for i married a witch movie, peekaboo girl. It was always decided that id include i married a witch during my halloween festivities. I married a witch was nominated for a 1943 academy award for best music scoring of a dramatic or comedy picture for composer roy webb. On the eve of his election as governor, candidate wallace fredric march is lured into a burning hotel by newlyembodied witch jennifer veronica lake, in i married a witch, 1942, directed by rene clair. Veronica lake i married a witch, 1942 celebrities with cats. American actress veronica lake passed away on 7th jul 1973 burlington, vermont usa aged 50. On the surface, i married a witch is a tale of the supernatural, played for laughs, and uses its premise to poke fun at american politics, the institution of marriage, and new englands puritan ancestors. Feb 15, 2016 12 season of the witch 1973 nowadays, season of the witch is mostly interesting because it was made by the legendary zombie horror film maker george a.
Rent i married a witch 1942 starring fredric march and veronica lake on dvd and bluray. Veronica lake in a publicity photo for i married a witch 1943. Opening with a double witch burning sanctioned by the wooley clan in 1690, the story proceeds swiftly through the centuries up to 1942 where. The movie features veronica lake, fredric march, susan hayward, robert benchley and cecil kellaway. I married a witch 1942 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Rene clairs timeless romantic fantasy and screwball comedy. I married a witch 1942 veronica lake in i married a witch 1942 i married a witch 1942 veronica lake in i married a witch 1942. After several hilarious throughtheyears examples the civil warera fredric march runs off to battle rather than endure his wifes nagging, we are brought up to 1942. I married a witch 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Based on the thorne smith novel the passionate witch, the rollicking i married a witch can be considered the forerunner of the tv series bewitched, but only on a surface level. Released october 6th, 2008, i married a witch stars fredric march, veronica lake, robert benchley, susan hayward the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 16 min, and received a score of out of 100. With fredric march, veronica lake, robert benchley production company.
The screenplay by robert pirosh and marc connelly and uncredited other writers, including dalton trumbo, is based on. I married a witch was nominated for a 1943 academy award for best music scoring of a dramatic or. Watch i married a witch full movie hd free online primewire. 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 basically that this is how samantha and darren met. The film also features robert benchley, susan hayward and cecil kellaway. Rent i married a witch 1942 on dvd and bluray netflix. July 16, 1911 april 25, 1995 was an american actress, dancer and singer. I married a witch is one hour and seventeen minutes and was released in theaters on october 30, 1942. Oct 09, 2014 i married a witch trailer 1942 director. Opening with an amusing witch trial in 17th century maine, i married a witch, sets its playful and irreverent tone within its first few minutes as a puritanical fredric march, and all his subsequent heirs, are cursed to forever be unlucky in love by the accused witch and her warlock father. Veronica lake on the cover of cinemundial magazine, january 1943.
I married a witch 1942 veronica lakefredric marchsusan. I married a witch 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. I married a witch 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. A salem witch veronica lake enchants a candidate for governor fredric march about to marry. I adore this movie and i adore criterion for releasing a beautiful bluray transfer of it. 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. 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. I married a witch, starring susan hayward,part 6, final by ginger haydon. In the classic movie, many centuries after cursing the male descendants of the salem puritan who sent her to the stake, jennifer lake, the blonde bombshell with the broomstick, finds. I married a witch 1942 is a playful examination of three elements.
Mostly lighthearted movies most in technicolor cenema. Cecil kellaway, elizabeth patterson, fredric march, robert benchley, susan hayward, veronica lake official content from vestron video. As she burns at the stake, a 17th century witch, jennifer veronica lake, places a curse on her accuser fredric march, so that from this day forward, all of his descendants each played by him will be unhappy in marriage. I forgot where i read this but veronica lake was mad at fred march so she tied a 20 pound weights to her for when march had to carry her and apparently made quite a big difference as march was a lot older than her and she was mad at his being a stuck up actor as the story. This film and the film bell book and candle are the grandparents of the tv show bewitched according to the creator, sol saks.
Her career continued on stage, radio and television throughout much of the 20th century. As she burns at the stake, a 17th century witch, jennifer veronica lake. A great witch tale from 1942, the same year that lake made gullivers travels and 3 other movies, quite a busy beaver. It is a horror movie about a suburban housewife joan jan white, who is married to an abusive husband jack bill thunhurst. Then threequarters complete, its resolution was written by his friend norman matson and was published in july 1941. Topics movie trailers, fantasies, romantic fantasies, screwball comedies, veronica lake, fredric march, robert benchley. 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. The criterion collections bluray of i married a witch is licensed from westchester films, which retained the films original nitrate negative and a finegrain duplication element. At present, politician wallace wooley, who is running for state governor, is about to marry his sponsors daughter. Oct 14, 2016 hubrisween central letterboxd page you know, this is sort of the perfect halloween movie, if youre not into hardcore scary stuff. What makes this version unique is that it was a german production made by those wacky nazis, right in the middle of world war ii, as a piece of antibritish propaganda.
Veronica lake sullivans travels casts a seductive spell as a charmingly vengeful sorceress in the 1942 supernatural screwball comedy i married a witch. Oct 3, 2014 i married a witch 1942 fredric marchveronica lake stay safe and healthy. Its touch is light, its outlook humorous, its wellmade and imaginative. I think the circumstances of life both my own and the growing garbage fire that is the world at large as i write this in midjuly i think that is why i couldnt slip into the comforting, charming world of i married a witch. A few centuries later, lightning hit a tree causing a branch to break off and freeing the two spirits. Oct 3, 2014 i married a witch 1942 fredric marchveronica lake. The film was released on dvd and bluray by the criterion collection in the u. A beautiful 17thcentury witch returns to life to plague politician wallace wooley, descendant of her persecutor. The most delightful of the films the innovative french director rene clair made in hollywood, i married a witch is a comic confection bursting with playful special effects and sparkling.
Quickly passing through the familys unfortunate marital history, the films main plot begins when. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Classic old time fun favorites full movies youtube. Season of the witch film festival heart of the city. Samantha of the tv hit bewitched followed in due course in the 1960s. Forever and a day is a 1943 american drama film, a collaborative effort employing seven directorsproducers and 22 writers, including an uncredited alfred hitchcock, with an enormous cast of wellknown stars. In march 1940 cedric hardwicke initiated plans for a movie made without remuneration by british writers, directors and.