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I Married a Witch (1942)

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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. After several hilarious through-the-years examples (the Civil War-era Fredric March runs off to battle rather than endure his wife's nagging), we are brought up to 1942. Wallace Wooley (March) is a gubernatorial candidate, preparing to wed snooty socialite Estelle Masterson

PG, 1 hr. 17 min.

Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Ren� Clair

Written By: Robert Pirosh, Marc Connelly, Dalton Trumbo

In Theaters: Oct 30, 1942 Wide

Vestron Video

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Cast

Fredric March
Wallace Wooley
Veronica Lake
Jennifer
Robert Benchley
Dr. Dudley White
Susan Hayward
Estelle Masterson
Cecil Kellaway
Daniel
Elizabeth Patterson
Margaret
Robert Warwick
J.B. Masterson
Eily Malyon
Tabitha Wooley
Robert Greig
Town Crier
Viola Moore
Martha
Mary Field
Nancy Wooley
Nora Cecil
Harriet
Emory Parnell
Allen
Aldrich Bowker
Henry Justice of the Pe...
Emma Dunn
Wife of the Justice of ...
Georgia Backus
Older woman
Charley Bates
Woolley Jr.
Billy Bevan
Puritan vendor
Marie Blake
Puritan
Billy Bletcher
Photographer
Monte Blue
Doorman
Wade Boteler
Cop who arrests Daniel
Al Bridge
Prison Guard
Ann Carter
Jennifer Jr. the Daught...
Eddy Chandler
Motorcycle cop
Chester Conklin
Bartender
Broderick Crawford
Gordon De Main
Man with Masterson
Ralph Dunn
Prison guard
Jack Gardner
Radio Voice
Florence Gill
Woman Playing Chess
William Haade
Policeman
Reed Hadley
Young man
Arthur Stuart Hull
Guest
Jack Luden
Ambulance driver
Charles R. Moore
Rufus
Ralph Peters
Prisoner
Mickey Rentschler
Young Folks at Country ...
Kathrun Sheldon
Elderly wife
Lee Shumway
Fireman
Helen St. Rayner
Vocalist
Harry Tyler
Prisoner
Frank Mills
Joe cab driver
George Guhl
Fred the policeman
Ernie Shields
Waiter

Critic Reviews for I Married a Witch

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (0)

I Married A Witch is spiritualism in a vein of knockabout farce. It is more oh-boy than occult. But its humor is Clair enough.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

Top Critic

Fans of Veronica Lake won't be disappointed; the special effects are nicely done too.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

A strange but charming comedy fantasy by French director Rene Clair made in Hollywood with Veronica Lake.

April 22, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Lake is delightfully effective as the malicious woman, whose ideas of punishment are often beautifully absurd, and March provides an excellent foil.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Delightful American romantic/comedy fantasy film.

November 16, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Screwball comedy with real bite as beautiful witch torments stodgy politician

June 21, 2005 Comment

Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

Magical.

January 28, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com

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Staci Layne Wilson

StaciWilson.com

Delightful fantasy.

January 18, 2005 Comment

Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Entertaining whimsy; not unlike 'Bewitched'

November 12, 2004 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

An accomplished confection, Witch is required Halloween viewing.

July 30, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's short and wittily acerbic, and suggests that his confections may be worth re-assessment.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

Charming and clever Rene Clair comedy

August 22, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Delightful romantic fantasy, Veronica is truly bewitching, March is unusually lively, their chemistry is wonderful, you could never tell they absolutely loathed each other behind the scenes. Susan is a superlative bitch and all the other supporting characters are cast to perfection. All and all a marvelous experience.

November 10, 2008

jay nixon

Super Reviewer

This featherweight comedy stars Veronica Lake as a witch, burned at the stake in Ye Olden times who comes back in the 40s to beguile the ancestor of the man responsible. Essentially this is a feature length episode of Bewitched. The jokes aren't really all that funny, and the script is weaker than curry house lager.

January 17, 2008

xGary Xx

Super Reviewer

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