I Married a Witch
Studio: Paramount Pictures, United Artists
Starring: Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Cecil Kellaway
Director: René Clair
Writer: René Clair, Marc Connelly, Dalton Trumbo
Producer: René Clair
I Married a Witch is a 1942 American romantic screwball comedy fantasy film produced and directed by René Clair from a screenplay by Robert Pirosh and Marc Connelly. The film stars Veronica Lake as the titular witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward, and Cecil Kellaway.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score.
- The novel upon which the film is based was mainly written by Thorne Smith, who died in 1934.
- I Married a Witch was produced by Paramount Pictures, and had the working title of He Married a Witch.
- Director René Clair was looking for a new project after his first American film, The Flame of New Orleans (1941).
Filming Locations
- Lake was prone to playing practical jokes on March, like hiding a 40-pound weight under her dress for a scene in which March had to carry her, or pushing her foot repeatedly into his groin during the filming of a from-the-waist-up shot.
Previous Showings
2 Runs • 1 Festival
1,336 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (February 11, 1943)
Original Run: February 11, 1943 (Thursday - Saturday)
All runs on record (2):
- February 11, 1943 (Thursday - Saturday)Fredric March, Veronica Lake
- July 31 - August 2, 2026 · 1,336 ticketsSummer 2026 including the Films of Marilyn Monroew/ Bell, Book and Candle