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Directed by Mitchell Leisen
USA 1942
Hollywood legends Marlene Dietrich (Blonde
Venus) and Fred MacMurray (Pushover)
collide in the screwball comedy classic The Lady Is Willing. *** 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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Theatrical Release: February 12th, 1942
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Review: Indicator - Region 'B' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Indicator - Region 'B' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:30:39.767 | |
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1. 37:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,876,018,202 bytesFeature: 21,992,169,024 bytes Video Bitrate: 28.95 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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LPCM Audio English
768 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 112 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 112 kbps / DN -30dB |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Indicator
1. 37:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,876,018,202 bytesFeature: 21,992,169,024 bytes Video Bitrate: 28.95 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin (2024) • Performance of Innocence (2024, 26:21): the academic and author Richard Dyer discusses The Lady Is Willing and Marlene Dietrich’s work in comedy • Lux Radio Theatre: ‘The Lady Is Willing’ (1943, 51:26): radio play adaptation of the film’s screenplay, starring George Brent and Kay Francis • Image gallery: promotional and publicity material 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
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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
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
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