Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

A beautiful 17th-century witch (Veronica Lake) returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley (Fredric March), descendant of her persecutor (also Fredric March).I come to this film as a fan of horror films, and this is certainly not a horror film despite the subject matter of witchcraft. But it is a decent fantasy film, with more than a bit of comedy. I loved it, and think it really ought to be better known.Most amusing are all the tales of people who hated Veronica Lake, and did not enjoy working with her. That, coupled with the string of producers and writers attached, makes it rather surprising how enjoyable everything came out. Why did they hate Lake?

Age does not dim this delightful fantasy. Now available on an excellent Criterion DVD, I Married a Witch is one of the most amusingly original movies to come out of Hollywood during the war years. In the 1960s, the movie was taken up by college students who soon elevated it to cult status. In the 1990s, the movie was still so popular with viewers that it became one of the very few black- and-white movies to be regularly broadcast on prime time TV. Why so popular? Well, for one thing the movie is hilariously funny. Why? The script is both novel and highly amusing and it's enacted by a superb cast. Admittedly, René Clair is the ideal director for this sort of vehicle. But would you believe Clair did his best to resist Paramount's insistence that the tile role was ideal for their number one female star, Veronica Lake. To his credit, Clair changed his mind during production and actually apologized to Veronica for expressing doubts to studio executives regarding her talent and suitability. In fact, Veronica never had a more satisfying role. She was absolutely perfect. Also adroitly cast are Fredric March (who makes a wonderfully thick-headed stooge), Susan Hayward (who plays a spoiled brat as to the manner born), plus Robert Benchley (side- splittingly droll as March's confidant) and Cecil Kellaway (in his best role ever as the fuzzy-brained wizard). Produced on a lavish scale, I Married a Witch is marvelous fun from start to finish.

In the 17th century, a witch named Jennifer (Veronica Lake) and her father Daniel (Cecil Kellaway) are burned at the stake by Puritans. The leader of these Puritans is Jonathan Wooley (Fredric March). Before she dies Jennifer places a curse on Wooley that he and all of his descendants will have unhappy marriages. This curse is proved to be true in an amusing series of snippets of the history of the Wooley men (all played by March) and their bad luck with women. In the 20th century lightning strikes a tree that grew in the spot where the witches were burned. This frees their souls to walk the Earth again. Jennifer immediately sets her sights on Wooley's latest descendant Wallace, a politician engaged to marry an unpleasant woman named Estelle (Susan Hayward).Very funny and charming comedy with an excellent cast headed by the sexy Veronica Lake. Anyone who has seen Sullivan's Travels knows that she was a talented comedienne. Unfortunately she was also reportedly difficult to work with so her career as an A-lister was fairly short. She's brilliant in this, however. Cecil Kellaway is also terrific in a more villainous (but still likable) role than we're used to seeing from him. Fredric March does an excellent job playing straight man to Lake. Robert Benchley, as always, is wonderful. Great writing and a pleasant tone throughout. A true classic everybody should see.

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!)