The Crystal Ball (1943)Girl loses beauty contest, becomes a fortune teller. Director:Elliott Nugent |
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Brad Cavanaugh
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| Paulette Goddard | ... |
Toni Gerard
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Gladys George | ... |
Madame Zenobia
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Virginia Field | ... |
Jo Ainsley
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Cecil Kellaway | ... |
Pop Tibbets
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William Bendix | ... |
Biff Carter
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| Yvonne De Carlo | ... |
Secretary
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Maude Eburne | ... |
Apple Annie Character
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Toni Gerard lands in New York with 38 cents to her name and is befriended by fortune teller Madame Zenobia and a neighboring shooting gallery owner. Toni is smitten with Brad, a lawyer/suitor to Jo, one of Zenobia's "clients." When Zenobia is slightly injured, Toni takes her place and uses her newly found influence to meet Brad, and break up the budding romance between him and Jo. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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fortune teller | shooting gallery | fortune telling | romantic triangle | mistaken identity |Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
22 January 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Bola de Cristal See more »Company Credits
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Madame Zenobia: Fate's fine. As long as you take it by its own two horns and make it come your way.
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Near the start of the film, Paulette Goddard whistles the tune "I've Got Spurs That Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" - a hit introduced in her movie The Forest Rangers. See more »Goofs
Mic shadow visible in upper left of frame as Milland and Goddard step into elevator. See more »Quotes
Toni Gerard: It's almost like fate, isn't it?Madame Zenobia: Fate's fine. As long as you take it by its own two horns and make it come your way.
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Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard star in "The Crystal Ball," a 1943 comedy. Goddard plays Toni Gerard, a Texas beauty contestant who comes to New York with no money and consults Madame Zenobia (Gladys George) about her future. Madame Zenobia is a big fake who relies on maids and social registers for her info. She doesn't know Toni's future, but since Toni's a crack shot, she sends her to her friend who runs a shooting gallery (Cecil Kellaway) who can use Toni's shooting to attract customers. She also offers Toni a room to stay in.
Toni spots attorney Brad Cavenaugh (Ray Milland) when he escorts Jo Ainsley (Virgina Field), his client, to Madame Zenobia to ask for help finding her ring (which the maid put down the drain and then tipped off Zenobia). Toni is instantly attracted to him and pursues him in her own way. Meanwhile, the widow Ainsley is doing the same thing.
This is a silly, somewhat convoluted comedy bolstered by some delightful performances from Milland, the beautiful and effervescent Goddard, William Bendix as Cavanaugh's chauffeur, Gladys George, Cecil Kellaway, and Sig Arno, who is plagued everywhere he works by problems, thanks to Toni.
See it for the performances and for Goddard's beautiful gown toward the end of the film. What a wonderful screen presence she had.