The Lady Is Willing (1942 film)
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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 |
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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