The Lady Is Willing (1942 film)
Appearance
The Lady is Willing | |
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Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
Screenplay by | James Edward Grant Albert McCleery |
Story by | James Edward Grant |
Produced by | Mitchell Leisen |
Starring | Marlene Dietrich Fred MacMurray Aline MacMahon Stanley Ridges Arline Judge Roger Clark |
Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff, A.S.C. |
Edited by | Eda Warren |
Music by | W. Franke Harling "I Find You" (song) by Jack King (music) and Gordon Clifford (lyrics) |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Lady is Willing is a 1942 American screwball comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures, starring Marlene Dietrich and Fred MacMurray, directed by Mitchell Leisen.[1]
Plot
[edit]Elizabeth Madden (Marlene Dietrich) longs for motherhood but has no husband. Her desire appears to be fulfilled when she finds an abandoned baby, but she does not know how to raise it. She finds a divorced pediatrician, Dr. Corey McBain (Fred MacMurray), to help her with the child.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Marlene Dietrich as Elizabeth Madden
- Fred MacMurray as Dr. Corey T. McBain
- Aline MacMahon as Buddy
- Stanley Ridges as Kenneth Hanline
- Arline Judge as Frances
- Roger Clark as Victor
- Marietta Canty as Mary Lou
- David James as Baby Corey
- Ruth Ford as Myrtle
- Harvey Stephens as Dr. Golding
- Harry Shannon as Detective Sergeant Barnes
- Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Cummings
- Charles Lane as K.K. Miller
- Murray Alper as Joe Quig
- Kitty Kelly as Nellie Quig
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- The Lady is Willing at IMDb
- The Lady is Willing at AllMovie
- The Lady Is Willing at the TCM Movie Database
- The Lady is Willing at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Categories:
- 1942 films
- 1940s romantic comedy-drama films
- 1940s screwball comedy films
- American romantic comedy-drama films
- American screwball comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films about actors
- Films directed by Mitchell Leisen
- Films set in New York City
- 1942 comedy films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- Films scored by W. Franke Harling
- English-language romantic comedy-drama films
- Romantic comedy film stubs