I Married an Angel is a 1942 American musical film based on the 1938 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.

I Married an Angel
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Directed by	W. S. Van Dyke
Screenplay by	Anita Loos
Based on	I Married an Angel 1938 musical by Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart
Produced by	Hunt Stromberg
Starring	Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy
Cinematography	Ray June
Edited by	Conrad A. Nervig
Music by	Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart Herbert Stothart George Forrest Robert Wright
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 9, 1942 (1942-07-09) (U.S.)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,492,000[1]
Box office	$1,236,000[1]

Cast

• Jeanette MacDonald as Anna / Brigitta
• Nelson Eddy as Count Palaffi
• Edward Everett Horton as Peter
• Binnie Barnes as Peggy
• Reginald Owen as 'Whiskers'
• Douglass Dumbrille as Baron Szigethy
• Mona Maris as Marika
• Janis Carter as Sufi
• Inez Cooper as Iren
• Leonid Kinskey as Zinski
• Anne Jeffreys as Polly
• Marion Rosamond as Dolly
• Odette Myrtil as The Modiste (uncredited)

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.[2]

• "But What of Truth?" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
• "Hey Butcher" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
• "May I Present the Girl" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
• "There Comes a Time" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
• "Tira Lira La" (written for the 1942 film with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
• "To Count Palaffi" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and 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.[1] It was the last of the MacDonald-Eddy films.

See also

• List of films about angels

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to I Married an Angel (1942 film).

• I Married an Angel at IMDb
• I Married an Angel at AllMovie
• I Married an Angel at the TCM Movie Database
• I Married an Angel at the American Film Institute Catalog

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