A count who ignores an infatuated secretary thinks he has met his match when an angel from Heaven shows up.A count who ignores an infatuated secretary thinks he has met his match when an angel from Heaven shows up.A count who ignores an infatuated secretary thinks he has met his match when an angel from Heaven shows up.
Ruth Adler
- Knight #1
- (uncredited)
Luis Alberni
- Jean Frederique
- (uncredited)
Rafael Alcayde
- Berti
- (uncredited)
Maude Allen
- Gossiper #3 at Reception
- (uncredited)
Sig Arno
- Waiter with Champagne
- (uncredited)
Evelyn Atchinson
- Marie Antoinette
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOriginally planned as a vehicle for Jeanette MacDonald 10 years earlier, but the somewhat racy content put the musical on hold at MGM, until it was a hit on Broadway in 1938.
- GoofsWhen the count (Nelson Eddy) removes the feathers from his wife's new hat, the feathers are a different type and color, and attached differently, from the feathers on the hat shown to his wife (Jeanette MacDonald) seconds before.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nelson and Jeanette (1992)
- SoundtracksI Married an Angel
(1938)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Added music by Herbert Stothart
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Added lyrics by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Played during the opening credits
Sung by Jeanette MacDonald
Reprised by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy often
Played also as background music
Featured review
Nelson and Jeanette's last film together
Based on the Broadway musical, "I Married an Angel" is a fantasy that takes place in Budapest. Released in 1942, it proved to be the last film for Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, as Eddy bought out his contract and left MGM.
The story concerns a secretary, Anna (again MacDonald) who is in love with the her playboy banker boss, Count Pilaffi (Eddy), and has been invited to his birthday party. Because it's a costume party, a jealous girlfriend of the Count's (Mona Maris) makes sure that Anna is in a cheap makeshift angel costume, complete with aluminum wings, one of which falls off, and a halo that hits the Count in the face when he tries to dance with her. After being hit one too many times, the Count excuses himself and goes upstairs, where he falls asleep.
He dreams that an angel, Brigitta (MacDonald again) comes down from heaven to be his wife. She seems perfect, except that she's not used to the ways of the world - polite social talk, for instance - so she tells it like it is, thereby insulting a lot of important people. She gets some lessons from an earthy earth woman (Binnie Barnes) and manages to save the day for her husband.
This film is often criticized by MacDonald-Eddy fans. In truth, MacDonald was never more beautiful, sings well, and Eddy is in fabulous voice. The title song is the big one, along with "Spring is Here." Granted the plot is paper thin, but the couple wasn't known for making heavy movies. Lovely singing, pretty music, a not overly long film, "I Married An Angel" doesn't try to be anything but what it is - light entertainment. Take it on that level, and you won't be disappointed.
The story concerns a secretary, Anna (again MacDonald) who is in love with the her playboy banker boss, Count Pilaffi (Eddy), and has been invited to his birthday party. Because it's a costume party, a jealous girlfriend of the Count's (Mona Maris) makes sure that Anna is in a cheap makeshift angel costume, complete with aluminum wings, one of which falls off, and a halo that hits the Count in the face when he tries to dance with her. After being hit one too many times, the Count excuses himself and goes upstairs, where he falls asleep.
He dreams that an angel, Brigitta (MacDonald again) comes down from heaven to be his wife. She seems perfect, except that she's not used to the ways of the world - polite social talk, for instance - so she tells it like it is, thereby insulting a lot of important people. She gets some lessons from an earthy earth woman (Binnie Barnes) and manages to save the day for her husband.
This film is often criticized by MacDonald-Eddy fans. In truth, MacDonald was never more beautiful, sings well, and Eddy is in fabulous voice. The title song is the big one, along with "Spring is Here." Granted the plot is paper thin, but the couple wasn't known for making heavy movies. Lovely singing, pretty music, a not overly long film, "I Married An Angel" doesn't try to be anything but what it is - light entertainment. Take it on that level, and you won't be disappointed.
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- blanche-2
- Mar 19, 2010
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- Hon var en ängel
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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