NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Indicator Blu-ray (October 2024): Indicator have transferred Mitchell Leisen's The Lady is Willing  to Blu-ray. Back in 2006 we reviewed the 6-disc Marlene Dietrich Screen Goddess Boxset PAL DVD version HERE and have compared a couple of captures below. Only on a single-layered disc this has a high bitrate and shows wonderful grain textures. It looked very strong on my system with a few scenes of contrast fluctuations around the hour mark. There may be a sliver more information than the SD and doesn't have the lesser format's greenish tinge. Overall it looks quite strong in 1080P.

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On their Blu-ray, Indicator use a linear PCM mono track (16-bit) in the original English language. The Lady is Willing has no real demonstrative effects. The score was by W. Franke Harling (Broken Lullaby, By Candlelight, The Kiss Before the Mirror, Blonde Venus, Trouble In Paradise, Shanghai Express.) It supports the film well in the uncompressed transfer. The film includes I Find Love sung by Marlene Dietrich (dubbed by Virginia Rees) plus we can hear Brahms Waltz No. 15 in A-flat major Op. 39. The audio is as adeptly transferred as the video. Indicator offer optional English (SDH) subtitles on their Region 'B' Blu-ray.

The Indicator Blu-ray offers a new commentary by film historian Adrian Martin (Mise en Scène and Film Style: From Classical Hollywood to New Media Art.) Adrian is a huge admirer of director/producer Mitchell Leisen and talks about him and his career as well as the cast. He discusses the unusual presentation of the film credits and reads critic's comments on The Lady is Willing. Overall another worthy commentary from Adrian. Performance of Innocence is new and has 26-minutes of academic and author Richard Dyer (Heavenly Bodies: Film Stars and Society) discusses The Lady Is Willing and Marlene Dietrich’s work in comedy. Included is a 51-minute Lux Radio Theatre of ‘The Lady Is Willing’ from 1943. It's a radio play adaptation of the film’s screenplay, starring George Brent and Kay Francis. Lastly are an image gallery of promotional and publicity material and the package has a limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Iris Veysey, an archival interview with Marlene Dietrich, an archival profile of director Mitchell Leisen, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.

Mitchell Leisen's The Lady is Willing has latent maternal instinct meeting career fiduciary responsibility. It's an awkward role for Marlene Dietrich still with the glorious gowns and diva air... but also towing a baby. Fred MacMurray actually carries the film rather well as a divorcee Doctor. There is some unnecessary melodrama but mostly this is good fun with a simmering romance under the guise of a marriage of convenience. I enjoyed it but Dietrich against type may be a hard pill to swallow for some. The Indicator Blu-ray is at their high standard and has plenty of value. Fans of the stars, director or vintage cinema in general may wish to indulge. It's no where near the level of the director's Remember the Night but some may find it a pleasant-enough distraction.

Gary Tooze