Put this on looking for a cute, fun 40's flick, and eh? It's got some cute touches here and there, but the movie itself is weirdly scattershot, bringing up plot devices and abandoning them almost immediately for no apparent reason. At one point the witch dad uses his magic to frame the main guy for murder, which his friend immediately witnesses, then within 5 minutes the entire thing is fully resolved with no impact on the movie whatsoever.Stuff will just happen. The witch will cast a spell and it'll backfire, but then she'll be perfectly fine a scene later. The witch dad will get drunk from staying inside of a bottle, and then be like permanently drunk for two straight days until he's not. Good guys turn into bad guys then are immediately turned back to good guys.I think the other thing that bugged me was how much of this movie is devoted to the main guy resisting the premise of the movie, refusing the believe witches are a thing over and over while the witch throws herself at him to be rebutted again and again, in mirror scenes stacked next to each other. Ugh. Just get on with it!Yeah, not one of my favorites.

I Married a WitchThe hardest part about marrying a witch is getting her to wear a white wedding dress. Luckily, the sorceress in this romantic-comedy is open to other colors than black.When the spirit of burnt witch, Jennifer (Veronica Lake), is freed from the tree holding her captive, she's released on Salem in the 1940s. Eventually Jennifer encounters the descendant of the puritan (Fredric March) she cursed to never find true love, only to find him vying for governorship, and engaged to the daughter (Susan Hayward) of his biggest financial supporter.In a twist of fate, however, the enchantress ends up falling for the candidate on the day of his wedding.An old Hollywood romance with a dash of Paganism, this amiable albeit naïve witch's tale is surprisingly funny, but poorly acted on the part of its stunning starlet.Incidentally, when you divorce a witch she's entitled to half your life essence.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

A satire and a screwball comedy as well as taking time to poke fun at political spin doctors of the time.It starts out very much around the Massachusetts witch trials when a witch is burned at the stake however she places a curse on her accusers that they will always find misery in love.The witch aided by her despicable father returns in the present day (the time about when the film was made) as a beautiful woman (Veronica Lake). She plans to take revenge on the descendants of one of her accuser's (Fredric March) who is about to get married and also running for office.However in this comedy by Rene Clair, the curse goes awry and she ends up falling in love with him.This is a charming film, rather risqué in places with sharp insights about politics. Both March and Lake make the most of their roles as they have a topsy turvy relationship but Cecil Kellaway is the scene stealer as Lake's father who uses magic to cause mayhem.

Rene Clair directed this clever comedy that stars Frederic March as several generations of the Wooley family, starting with Jonathan Wooley, who has condemned two witches named Daniel & Jennifer(played by Cecil Kellaway & Veronica Lake) who are father & daughter. Their spirits are trapped beneath a tree, but in 1942, are freed by a lightning strike, and resume their mischievous ways by tormenting the current Wooley, named Wallace, who is running for governor. The male Wooleys were cursed into marrying the wrong women, which is certainly the case for him, as he is marrying a newspaper publisher's daughter(played by Susan Hayward), a spoiled brat. Jennifer tricks Wallace into saving her from a hotel fire her father started, and plans to ruin him, but instead mistakenly drinks the love potion he was supposed to drink! Now in love with him, she tries desperately to save him from the curse and her vengeful father...Veronica Lake was perfectly cast here, stunningly beautiful and alluring, aided by a witty script and effective direction. Just don't think about logic too much(it doesn't apply here!)