The Lady Is Willing (1942 film)
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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 doesn't have a clue on how to raise it. She finds 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
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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
- Romantic comedy film stubs