I Married an Angel (film)

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I Married an Angel
poster of I Married an Angel; depicts Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Theatrical poster
Directed byW. S. Van Dyke
Screenplay byAnita Loos
Based onI Married an Angel
1938 musical
by Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart
from 1938 play Angyalt Vettem Felesegul by Vaszary Janos[1]
Produced byHunt Stromberg
Starring
CinematographyRay June
Edited byConrad A. Nervig
Music by
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • July 9, 1942 (1942-07-09) (U.S.)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,492,000[2]
Box office$1,236,000[2]

I Married an Angel is a 1942 American

musical comedy of the same name by Rodgers and Hart. The film was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starred Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, who were then a popular onscreen couple. Supporting cast members included Edward Everett Horton, Binnie Barnes, Reginald Owen, Douglass Dumbrille, Mona Maris, and Odette Myrtil
.

Plot

Cast

Music

It featured several additional songs not written by Rodgers and Hart. Romantic composer Eva Dell'Acqua's song "Villanelle" for coloratura soprano appeared on the soundtrack of the film.[3]

  • "But What of Truth?" (written for the 1942 film with music by
    Robert Wright
    )
  • "Hey Butcher" (written for the 1942 film with music by
    Robert Wright
    )
  • "May I Present the Girl" (written for the 1942 film with music by
    Robert Wright
    )
  • "There Comes a Time" (written for the 1942 film with music by
    Robert Wright
    )
  • "Tira Lira La" (written for the 1942 film with music by
    Robert Wright
    )
  • "To Count Palaffi" (written for the 1942 film with music by
    Robert Wright
    )

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $664,000 at the United States and Canadian box office and $572,000 elsewhere, costing the studio a loss of $725,000 - the studio's least successful film of 1942.[2] It was the last of the MacDonald-Eddy films.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Angyalt vettem feleségül 1938".
  2. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  3. ^ IMDB listing

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