High resolution official theatrical movie poster for the crystal ball 1943. Described and captioned media program 1,496,859 views 1. 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. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Mild comedy starring milland as a rich attorney who is engaged to an even richer widow, field, until sassy goddard. In the overpopulated new york city of the future, a cop looks into the murder of a top executive at a synthetic food company, discovering. No, dottie did not drop the ball on purpose in a league of. Ernest truex, iris adrian, nestor paiva and mabel paige in her film debut. Madame zenobia is a big fake who relies on maids and social registers for her info. Elliot nugent directs 1943s the crystal ball, a comedy produced by. Paulette goddard plays toni, a down on her luck girl from a small texas town. Brown, three stooges, amos n andy, topper, bob hope, the bowery boyseast side kids. Starring paulette goddard, ray milland, gladys george, cecil kellaway.
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. A rather mediocre and disappointing romantic comedy, the crystal ball left much to be desired. There is a sequence in the crystal ball where the car is called an interim wartime vehicle in a newspaper article. All in all the crystal ball was very nice film to watch. Sabato interviewed time national political correspondent molly ball about her new book, pelosi, an intimate, fresh perspective on the most powerful woman in american political history. The crystal ball 1943 changes the movie database tmdb. An excerpt from molly ball s new biography of the speaker of the house by molly ball posted may 8, 2020 dear readers. Lots of footage of a 2cylinder convertible without doorwindow frames driven by wealthy bachelor ray milland whos dating paulette goddard.
The crystal ball is a funny romantic comedy starring the appealing team of ray milland and. The crystal ball is a film directed by elliott nugent with ray milland, paulette goddard, gladys george, virginia field, year. Find similar and related movies for the crystal ball 1943 elliott nugent on allmovie. The crystal ball here is all the information you need about the crystal ball on american netflix. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Great sets, fine camera work, and a solid plot with a good mix of predictability and surprises. Paulette goddard personally owned a twocylinder crosley, which was a gift from her mother.
After not placing in a beauty pageant she finds herself in new york city with. Ray milland, paulette goddard, gladys george, virginia field director. Paulette goddard and gladys george in particular shine in this film. The crystal ball is a 1943 film directed by elliott nugent. One of the best comedy films of its time, in my opinion.
Filmed in black and white, this movie is 81 minutes in. How do you find the value of a crystal ball of bast a. A down on her luck gal paulette goddard from texas sets her eyes on a lawyer ray milland in new york and gets. The crystal ball 1943 black and white, 1 h 21 min comedy. The crystal ball 1943 elliott nugent related allmovie. Note that this car has had its upper door frames removed for better filming sightlines. The film marked herbert loms first major film role. Its made to be a bit madcap, if not true screwball, and so its easy to look the other way.
The crystal ball, movie, 1943 pictures provided by. In the overpopulated new york city of the future, a cop looks into the murder of a top executive at a synthetic food company, discovering excesses of misery and opulence, and a terrible secret. The crystal ball 1943 cast and crew a beauty contestant paulette goddard fills in for a fortuneteller and changes a lawyers ray milland future with a rich widow virginia field. Overloaded with unreleased films in 1942 and 1943, paramount pictures cleaned house by diverting several pictures to united artists. The crystal ball is a 1943 film, directed by elliott nugent. The crystal ball 1943 a beauty contestant paulette goddard fills in for a fortuneteller and changes a lawyers ray milland future with a rich widow virginia field.
Cast and crew credits for the crystal ball, 1943, directed by elliott nugent, with ray milland, paulette goddard, gladys george, at turner classic movies. The crystal ball 1943 on netflix usa new on netflix usa. When the fortune teller becomes injured and the young woman takes her place, all sorts of humorous situations develop. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, cult film, semi serious, light, exciting and fairy tale films and tv shows about with crystal ball, good versus evil, danger, magic, transformation, violence, friendship, fortune teller, chase and rescue plots mostly in comedy, fantasy and horror.
The crystal ball is a comedy movie that tells the tale of a young woman that is befriended by an unscrupulous fortune teller. A maid, in cahoots with madame zenobia gladys george, a fake psychic, fools jo ainsly virginia field into believing zenobia to be a gifted fortune teller. No, dottie did not drop the ball on purpose in a league of their own the debate over the ending of penny marshalls classic movie rages on, 25 years later. With ray milland, paulette goddard, gladys george, virginia field. A crystal ball is used in the practise of scrying a form of divination. The crystal ball, 1943, elliott nugent, ray milland, paulette goddard, dvd. All the trivia you can handle about the crystal ball, 1943, directed by elliott nugent, with ray milland, paulette goddard, gladys george. Girl loses beauty contest, becomes a fortune teller. Objects such as the crystal ball, water, fire, clouds, tea leaves, coffee grains, and many more can be used as the focus. The list contains the best, new and most relevant crystal ball movies ordered by relevance.
A young woman pretends to be a fortune teller in order to find romance. A down on her luck gal paulette goddard from texas sets her eyes on a lawyer ray milland in new york and gets him with the help of a fake fortune teller gladys george. Paulette goddard plays toni, a down on her luck girl from a small. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Jo helps a young beauty queen, toni gerard paulette goddard, find a job with. Ray milland and paulette goddard star in the crystal ball, a 1943 comedy. Your bonus is you get milland and goddard, who are both excellent in this type of film.
Dec 24, 20 8 after this movie was unleashed, ray milland starred in lady in the dark. One such effort was the crystal ball, wherein beauty contest loser toni gerard. The crystal ball 1943 utterly fun, snappy, well written, smartly filmed, and all round entertaining. The crystal ball secretary 1943 rhythm parade showgirl 1942 lucky jordan minor role 1942. The crystal ball 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Which was not a result of the baby boom that followed world war ii answers apex. The crystal ball 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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