Movie #1902 ........................."I Married A Witch" (TCM)

Movie #1902 "I Married A Witch" (TCM) I hadn't seen this little gem until today, and I wasn't really pulled into what appeared to be some political comedy with Frederic March and Susan Hayward until two wisps of smoke started having a dialogue on being a witch, etc.  and I was trying to recognize their voices (old time actors) and lo and behold the female voice was Veronica Lake ---- then, I knew that there would be some squaring off between the two very capable female actors.  As I watched March fall in love with this witch (who was casting spells right and left on how they met, etc.) , it reminded me of "Bell Book and Candle" with Jimmy Stewart.  But then when they fell in love and were talking marriage, I thought of "Bewitched" --- and it pretty much followed that idea through the end.  It was funny, and , of course, silly, in many parts but the actors were able to make it work --- surprisingly, we were told by the TCM hostess that March and Lake didn't like each other --- and so much so that the director realized very quickly that they hardly ever had a best take at the same time, so he just ran the camera a lot, telling them they were rehearsing.  I love TCM when they tell us tidbits like that.  I give this oldie a 4 out of 5 and recommend it if it ever comes on again in the future.

"I MARRIED A WITCH"    1942      1 hour and 17 mins.

A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.

Director:

 René Clair (as Rene Clair) 

Writers:

 Robert Pirosh (screen play), Marc Connelly (screen play) 

Stars:

 Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley , Susan Hayward