The Crystal Ball (ClassicFlix Silver Collection)

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For the primary time on dwelling video comes a pleasant romantic comedy a few pretend medium who makes use of her “powers” to land the person of her desires.

After inserting second in a magnificence contest she had hoped to win, penniless Toni Gerard (Paulette Goddard) finds herself homeless and alone in New York Metropolis, with no bus ticket again dwelling to Highwater, Texas. Eager to divine her future, she asks recommendation from fortune-teller Madame Zenobia, who shortly will get her a job shilling for a taking pictures gallery subsequent door.

Whereas performing her duties, Toni turns into smitten with good-looking legal professional Brad Cavanaugh (Ray Milland) whom she eyes whereas he’s escorting girlfriend Jo Ainsley (Virginia Subject) on her technique to an appointment with the clairvoyant. Quickly after, Toni is requested to impersonate the soothsayer when the medium injures herself in a fall. This not solely permits the Texan to scotch the budding romance between Brad and Jo, but in addition permits Toni some inventive methods to get the eye of the person she adores.

Director Elliott Nugent, having helmed two earlier comedic forays with Paramount starlet Paulette Goddard (the Bob Hope automobiles The Cat and the Canary and Nothing however the Reality), completed the hat trick with 1943’s The Crystal Ball—which additionally reunited Goddard together with her fellow stablemate Ray Milland (they made a complete of 4 options as main man and woman, together with Reap the Wild Wind and Kitty).

Produced by Paramount however bought to United Artists, The Crystal Ball options stable supporting performances from Gladys George because the scheming Zenobia, Cecil Kellaway as a philosophical taking pictures gallery proprietor, and William Bendix as Milland’s trusty valet. Ernest Truex, Iris Adrian, Fay Helm, Nestor Paiva, Sig Arno, Hillary Brooke and Mary Subject additionally make important contributions to the onscreen enjoyable.
MPAA score ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Bundle Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.56 x 5.28 x 0.67 inches; 2.82 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Elliott Nugent
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
Launch date ‏ : ‎ June 15, 2021
Actors ‏ : ‎ Nestor Paiva, William Bendix, Paul Bryar, Ernest Truex, Fay Helm
Studio ‏ : ‎ Classicflix
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08XY46X7G
Nation of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Variety of discs ‏ : ‎ 1