I Married an Angel (film)
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| video cover of I Married an Angel; depicts Jeanette MacDonald, as a glamorous angel, holding Nelson Eddy (as a businessman) in her arms
Video cover for the 1942 film
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| Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke |
| Produced by | Hunt Stromberg |
| Screenplay by | Anita Loos |
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| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,492,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,236,000[1] |
I Married an Angel is an a 1942 American motion picture 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.
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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]
- "But What of Truth?" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
- "Hey Butcher" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
- "May I Present the Girl" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
- "There Comes a Time" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
- "Tira Lira La" (written for the 1942 film with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
- "To Count Palaffi" (written for the 1942 film with music by Herbert Stothart and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright)
Reception
According to MGM records, the film earned $664,000 at the US 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.
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