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18 February 1935 (USA) morePlot:
A naive girl just out of a cloistered orphanage finds that being a 'good fairy' to strangers makes life awfully complicated. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nearly Forgotten Comedy Classic. moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Margaret Sullavan | ... | Luisa 'Lu' Ginglebuscher | |
| Herbert Marshall | ... | Dr. Max Sporum | |
| Frank Morgan | ... | Konrad | |
| Reginald Owen | ... | Detlaff, the Waiter | |
| Eric Blore | ... | Dr. Metz | |
| Beulah Bondi | ... | Dr. Schultz | |
| Alan Hale | ... | Maurice Schlapkohl | |
| Cesar Romero | ... | Joe | |
| Luis Alberni | ... | The Barber | |
| June Clayworth | ... | Mitzi, on-screen actress |
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On July 31, 1944, Deanna Durbin, Fredric March and June Lockhart acted in a 30-minute radio adaptation of the film, presented on the "Screen Guild Theatre" by CBS. Two-and-one-half years later, Miss Durbin starred in a musical remake of this picture, entitled I'll Be Yours (1947), which opened on February 2. moreFAQ
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This has long been director William Wyler's hardest-to-find classic, a truly nutty, thoroughly charming romantic comedy written by the incomparable Preston Sturges (and very loosely based on a Ferenc Molnar play). All the Sturges touches that would later be his hallmarks as a director are here - the jaded wit, the almost dance-like physical comedy, the hilarious supporting cast of characters (the priceless Eric Blore, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Beulah Bondi and Alan Hale, among others)... "The Good Fairy" is as much his as Wyler's. Margaret Sullavan is captivating as always as the pure-of-heart (and slightly loopy) heroine - a characterization she would come to perfect in later roles. As for Wyler, this was the first in what would be a string of classics in an astonishing number of genres. But here they are - Preston Sturges, Margaret Sullavan and William Wyler - near the beginning of their careers, already in classic form. Don't miss!