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I Married a Witch (1942) Starring Fredric March and Veronica Lake

September 4, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Veronica Lake and Fredric March

Rene Clair’s I Married a Witch (1942), starring Fredric March and Veronica Lake, brings equal parts comedy, romance and fantasy to a story that later influenced the television series Bewitched. Fans will note a definite similarity.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1942, Cecil Kellaway, Elizabeth Patterson, fantasy, Fredric March, politics, rene clair, Robert Benchley, Robert Warwick, Romantic Comedy, Screwball Comedies, Susan Hayward, United Artists, Veronica Lake, witchcraft, witches

William Powell and Myrna Loy star in The Thin Man (1934)

March 13, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

William Powell with Asta on March 1942 True Detective Magazine Cover

A look at MGM’s The Thin Man (1934), the first of a 6 series film and second of 14 pairings for William Powell and Myrna Loy. Directed by Woody Van Dyke …

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Comedies, Edward Brophy, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, Minna Gombell, Murder, Myrna Loy, Mysteries, Nat Pendleton, Porter Hall, Screwball Comedies, The Thin Man, W.S. Van Dyke, William Powell

Preston Sturges’ Sullivan’s Travels starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake

June 10, 2009 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Veronica Lake 1942 Movie Radio Guide

I love “Sullivan’s Travels,” I really do. The 1941 Paramount release from Preston Sturges starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake certainly has held up well over the years, growing in legend as each new generation discovers it..

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1941, Comedies, Eric Blore, Great Depression, Joel McCrea, Porter Hall, Preston Sturges, Robert Greig, Robert Warwick, Screwball Comedies, sullivans travels, Veronica Lake

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