The Crystal Ball (film)
| The Crystal Ball | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
| Screenplay by | Virginia Van Upp |
| Story by | Steven Vas |
| Produced by | Buddy G. DeSylva |
| Starring | Ray Milland Paulette Goddard Gladys George |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (US rentals)[1] |
The Crystal Ball is a 1943 film directed by Elliott Nugent[2] and starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard.[3]
Plot
[edit]A maid, in cahoots with Madame Zenobia, a fake psychic, fools Jo Ainsly into believing Zenobia to be a gifted fortune teller.
Madame Zenobia helps a young beauty queen, Toni Gerard, find a job with Pop Tibbots in an arcade. Toni ends up conspiring with Madame Zenobia to fool Jo's handsome attorney, Brad Cavanaugh, into buying a piece of land.
The plan backfires when the land purchase gets Brad in trouble with the government. Toni, who has fallen for Brad, tries to persuade Zenobia to reveal her deceit, but Zenobia locks her in a closet and flees. Toni has to convince Brad that her love for him is real.
Cast
[edit]- Ray Milland as Brad Cavanaugh
- Paulette Goddard as Toni Gerard
- Gladys George as Madame Zenobia
- Virginia Field as Jo Ainsly
- Cecil Kellaway as Pop Tibbots
- William Bendix as Biff Carter
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
- ^ "The Crystal Ball". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ The Crystal Ball at AllMovie
External links
[edit]- The Crystal Ball at IMDb
- The Crystal Ball at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Crystal Ball is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- The Crystal Ball at AllMovie
- The Crystal Ball at the TCM Movie Database
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- 1943 films
- 1943 romantic comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- 1940s English-language films
- Films directed by Elliott Nugent
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films scored by Victor Young
- United Artists films
- 1940s American films
- Cinema Guild Productions films
- English-language romantic comedy films
- Romantic comedy film stubs