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I Married a Witch

1942 · 77 min

A frothy, fizzy screwball romp full of sly wit, playful magic and breezy charm that glides by in a blink.

Tagline
No man can resist her!
Overview
A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • revenge
  • fate
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, fantasy, comedy
Directed by
René Clair
Written by
Robert Pirosh, Marc Connelly
Starring
Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward, Cecil Kellaway, Elizabeth Patterson, Robert Warwick, Georgia Backus
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
Ted Tetzlaff
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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