The Lady Is Willing
12/02/1942
2h



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.
Cast


Marlene Dietrich
Elizabeth Madden


Fred MacMurray
Corey McBain


Aline MacMahon
Buddy


Stanley Ridges
Kenneth Hanline


Arline Judge
Frances


Roger Clark
Victor


Marietta Canty
Mary Lou
David James
Baby Corey


Ruth Ford
Myrtle


Harvey Stephens
Dr. Golding


Harry Shannon
Barnes


Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Cummings


Charles Lane
K.K. Miller


Murray Alper
Joe Quig


Kitty Kelly
Nellie Quig


Eddie Acuff
Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)


Ernie Adams
Doorman (uncredited)


Helen Ainsworth
Interior Decorator (uncredited)
Myrtle Anderson
Maid (uncredited)


Georgia Backus
Nurse (uncredited)


Eugene Borden
Wine Steward (uncredited)


Romaine Callender
Bald Headed Man (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Income Tax Man (uncredited)


Jimmy Conlin
Bum (uncredited)
Lorna Dunn
Maid (uncredited)
Lou Fulton
Mop Man (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Man Building a Rabbit Cage (uncredited)


Charles Halton
Dr. Jones (uncredited)


Neil Hamilton
Charlie (uncredited)


Sterling Holloway
Arthur Miggle (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Hotel Manager (uncredited)


Carl M. Leviness
Theatregoer (uncredited)
Judith Linden
Airline Stewardess (uncredited)


Edward McWade
Boston Doorman (uncredited)


Frances Morris
Nurse (uncredited)


William Newell
Counterman (uncredited)
Paul Oman
Violinist (uncredited)


Suzanne Ridgway
Chorus Girl (uncredited)


Ray Walker
Reporter (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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