9:40am - 1940s - I Married A Witch - dir. René Clair - Starring: Veronica Lake, Fredric Marsh, Robert Benchley
Many centuries ago... a pair of witches are hung from a tree... before they die, they lay a curse upon a local family... none of its men shall ever marry happily... Several hundred years later, the witches are accidentally allowed to roam the earth again... just as a man from the cursed family-tree is about to marry his fiancée. Screwball comedy ensues!
I Married A Witch was produced by an un-credited Preston Sturges - widely regarded as the king of this particular genre of rom-com - who had a falling out with all involved during the film's tortuous production. The chaos involved, mixed with the particular talents of its star, Veronica Lake, and a gifted French director, makes for a decidely modern feeling comedy. Indeed, the likes of Bewitched and Hocus Pocus have 'borrowed' parts of its plot quite liberally over the years. It's a cracking film that will leave you, erm, enchanted. Here's a trailer with bad audio and a hilariously 'educational' narrator:
I'm hoping this will be basically Practical Magic, with Veronica Lake hair and Katharine Hepburn sass.
ReplyDeleteHaha. You're close - if only because it's a bizarro film.
ReplyDeleteAnd Veronica Lake's hair is a fantastic actress.