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GAY, ROMANTIC COMEDY AT IT'S BREEZIEST, MERRIEST BEST! - The Lady Is Willing
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Title: The Lady Is Willing

Release Date: 12 Feb 1942

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Director: Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

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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Average Vote: 6.5 (7 votes)

Cast

  • Elizabeth Madden: Marlene Dietrich
  • Corey McBain: Fred MacMurray
  • Buddy: Aline MacMahon
  • Kenneth Hanline: Stanley Ridges
  • Frances: Arline Judge
  • Victor: Roger Clark
  • Mary Lou: Marietta Canty
  • Baby Corey: David James
  • Myrtle: Ruth Ford
  • Dr. Golding: Harvey Stephens
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