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The Lady Is Willing
“GAY, ROMANTIC COMEDY AT IT'S BREEZIEST, MERRIEST BEST!”
6.5 / 10• 1942• 1h 32m•NR• English
RomanceComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Marlene Dietrich
Elizabeth Madden
Lead
Fred MacMurray
Corey McBain
Aline MacMahon
Buddy
Stanley Ridges
Kenneth Hanline
Arline Judge
Frances
Roger Clark
Victor
Marietta Canty
Mary Lou
DJ
David James
Baby Corey
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mitchell Leisen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Lady Is Willing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
