TMDb Rating
6.4/10
9 verified votes
The Lady Is Willing (1942)
RomanceComedy
92 min
"GAY, ROMANTIC COMEDY AT IT'S BREEZIEST, MERRIEST BEST!"
Plot Summary
Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep the baby but has to find a husband to make adoption viable. She offers her new obstetrician Dr. McBain help with his research on rabbits in exchange for marriage - and he accepts. The marriage of convenience turns into a marriage of real love until Dr. McBain's ex-wife comes looking for money.
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Keywords to include
RomanceComedyMitchell LeisenMarlene DietrichFred MacMurray1942
Director
Mitchell Leisen
Top Cast
Marlene DietrichFred MacMurrayAline MacMahonStanley RidgesArline Judge
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