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I Married an Angel (film)

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I Married an Angel
poster of I Married an Angel; depicts Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Theatrical poster
Directed byW. S. Van Dyke
Screenplay byAnita Loos
Produced byHunt Stromberg
Starring
CinematographyRay June
Edited byConrad A. Nervig
Music by
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • July 9, 1942 (1942-07-09) (U.S.)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,492,000[1]
Box office$1,236,000[1]

I Married an Angel is a 1942 American musical film based on the 1938 musical comedy of the same name by Rodgers and Hart. The film was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starred Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, who were then a popular onscreen couple. Supporting cast members included Edward Everett Horton, Binnie Barnes, Reginald Owen, Douglass Dumbrille, Mona Maris, and Odette Myrtil.

Cast

Music

It featured several additional songs not written by Rodgers and Hart. Romantic composer Eva Dell'Acqua's song "Villanelle" for coloratura soprano appeared on the soundtrack of the film.[2]

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $664,000 at the United States and Canadian box office and $572,000 elsewhere, making the studio a loss of $725,000 - the studio's least successful film of 1942.[1] It was the last of the MacDonald-Eddy films.

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ IMDB listing
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