I had promised someone that I would post some scans of Freddy March ;), but hadn’t decided on which one to start with. After stumbling across the article, linked below, I decided on I Married a Witch (1942). Despite clashes between both cast and screenwriters, it still manages to be a film that I adore.
[…bigger problems were in store as an overtly antagonistic relationship quickly developed between the movie’s two leads. Before filming even began, March apparently declared that his new co-star was “a brainless little blonde sexpot, void of any acting ability.” Upon hearing this, Lake was (understandably) infuriated, and she made it her mission to ensure that March’s work on the film would be anything but stress-free. For the scene in which Wallace rescues Jennifer from the burning hotel, Lake conspired with one of the costume designers to sew a forty-pound weight into her dress. March subsequently strained himself carrying Lake in the scene, commenting later than the barely five-foot, one-hundred-pound actress was much heavier than she looked. In another instance, Lake gleefully tried to ruin a take by pushing her foot into March’s groin repeatedly during a close-up shot of the actor; afterward, March tore into her in front of the entire crew, while Lake merely smiled complacently. His utter frustration led March to reportedly start referring to the film as I Married a Bitch when Lake wasn’t around.]
Source: Sittin on a Backyard Fence
Quotes
“Pro that he is, he never showed his predicament during the scene. But it wasn’t easy for him, and I delighted in knowing what was going through his mind. Naturally, when the scene was over, he laced into me. I just smiled.”
~Veronica Lake (on Fredric March)
“You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision.”
~Veronica Lake
“I have earnestly endeavored to perform my own share without fuss or temperament. An actor has no more right to be temperamental than a bank clerk. Possibly a very sane bringing up as a child has helped me to retain my sense of proportion in these matters.”
~Fredric March
starzkeeper said:
Thank you!!!!!!!!!! Witchy rudeness, indeed. Reminds me of someone I know.. 😛
Now get going and scan some more…:)
xoxo
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act3scene1 said:
You are very welcome. 🙂 Now that I think of it, the rudeness does remind me of someone we know. 😉
You are pushy! *raspberries* xo<3
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starzkeeper said:
Okay, someone we know..*wink*wink*
Pushy is my middle name, and I am proud of it. BLEH! 😛
<3xoxo
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act3scene1 said:
*wink, wink*? You imply otherwise?
I stand corrected! I had previously thought that your middle name was Rudeling. 😉
Muahs!
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snake0644 said:
Very interesting story. I love that kind of “movie” story.
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act3scene1 said:
I have rarely read of any tensions on a Fredric March film, and so when I do come across one, it’s always a shameful little treat.
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Deborah weatherhogg said:
I loved that film when I saw it … but it was ages ago. I must look it up again.
I will admit when I see the “witch” logo I tend to think of the old TV series “Bewitched” (I haven’t seen the newer film, so don’t know what that’s like)
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act3scene1 said:
I believe Bewitched was based on this film. I love that show! I haven’t seen the new film yet either. I had forgotten about it until you just mentioned it! I haven’t heard a peep about it since it was released. Now I am curious.
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Deborah Weatherhogg said:
I’m the same – heard about the film before, but nothing since … makes me think it must have been a poor one. I must find some episodes of the series though … You Tube, here I come!
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act3scene1 said:
It would be really tough for a remake on this one to grab me, which doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t give it a chance. I simply love the film and tele characters so much, that it would be a hard sell to even come close to the fabulousness of either predecessor.
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snake0644 said:
I think that too. I loved that series.
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karmafra said:
:)**
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act3scene1 said:
🙂
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Chloe deGravelle said:
I haven’t seen or thought of this movie since I was a girl. How fab!
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act3scene1 said:
Me lerves it. 🙂
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