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The Lady Is Willing

1942 · 92 min

A frothy, fast-talking screwball romance that charms with its eccentric heroine and unlikely domestic arrangement.

Tagline
GAY, ROMANTIC COMEDY AT IT'S BREEZIEST, MERRIEST BEST!
Overview
Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep the baby but has to find a husband to make adoption viable. She offers her new obstetrician Dr. McBain help with his research on rabbits in exchange for marriage - and he accepts. The marriage of convenience turns into a marriage of real love until Dr. McBain's ex-wife comes looking for money.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • family
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Mitchell Leisen
Written by
James Edward Grant, Albert McCleery
Starring
Marlene Dietrich, Fred MacMurray, Aline MacMahon, Stanley Ridges, Arline Judge, Roger Clark, Marietta Canty, David James
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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