The Lady Is Willing (1942 film)

The Lady is Willing
Film poster
Directed by	Mitchell Leisen
Screenplay by	James Edward Grant Albert McCleery
Story by	James Edward Grant
Produced by	Mitchell Leisen
Starring	Marlene Dietrich Fred MacMurray Aline MacMahon Stanley Ridges Arline Judge Roger Clark
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff, A.S.C.
Edited by	Eda Warren
Music by	W. Franke Harling "I Find You" (song) by Jack King (music) and Gordon Clifford (lyrics)
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 12, 1942 (1942-02-12)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lady is Willing is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen, produced by Columbia Pictures and starring Marlene Dietrich and Fred MacMurray.

Plot

Elizabeth Madden longs for motherhood but has no husband. Her desire appears to be fulfilled when she finds an abandoned baby, but she does not know how to raise it. She finds divorced pediatrician Dr. Corey McBain to help her with the child.

Cast

• Marlene Dietrich as Elizabeth Madden
• Fred MacMurray as Dr. Corey T. McBain
• Aline MacMahon as Buddy
• Stanley Ridges as Kenneth Hanline
• Arline Judge as Frances
• Roger Clark as Victor
• Marietta Canty as Mary Lou
• David James as Baby Corey
• Ruth Ford as Myrtle
• Harvey Stephens as Dr. Golding
• Harry Shannon as Detective Sergeant Barnes
• Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Cummings
• Charles Lane as K.K. Miller
• Murray Alper as Joe Quig
• Kitty Kelly as Nellie Quig

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther called The Lady Is Willing "a very stagy exhibition in rather revolting taste" and wrote: "Where it should be tender and simple it is maudlin and over-dressed. And where the romantic business should be delicate it is coarse and lickerish. ... The lady is too willing and not sufficiently sincere."

External links

• The Lady is Willing at IMDb
• The Lady Is Willing at the TCM Movie Database
• The Lady is Willing at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films