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Crew: Thorne Smith

I Married a Witch (1942)

29 May 200127 October 2021
I Married a Witch (1942) poster

Mischievous Witch in Love

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Rene Clair.
Actors: Veronica Lake, Frederic March, Cecil Kellaway and Susan Hayward.
Crew: Rene Clair and Thorne Smith.
Themes: Witches, Romantic Comedy, Magic, Curses, Comedies, Light Fantasy and Films of 1942.

Night Life of the Gods (1935)

22 January 202522 January 2025
Night Life of the Gods (1935) poster

Petrification Ray/Greek Gods Come to Life Comedy

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Lowell Sherman.
Actors: Alan Mowbray, Peggy Shannon, Robert Warwick, Irene Ware and Florine.
Crew: Lowell Sherman, Thorne Smith, Carl Laemmle Jr and Universal.
Themes: Comedies, Scientific Breakthrough, Gods and Deities, Greek Mythology, Leprechauns, Light Fantasy and Films of 1935.

Topper (1937)

12 May 200422 January 2025
Topper (1937) poster

Ghost Screwball Comedy

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Norman Z. McLeod.
Actors: Roland Young, Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray and Eugene Pallette.
Crew: Norman Z. McLeod, Thorne Smith, Hal Roach and MGM.
Themes: Ghosts in Light Fantasy, Comedies, Invisible and Imaginary Companions, Light Fantasy, Film Series and Sequels and Films of 1937.

Turnabout (1940)

14 October 202029 April 2024
Turnabout (1940) poster

Husband-Wife Bodyswap Screwball Comedy

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Hal Roach.
Actors: John Hubbard, Carole Landis, Adolphe Menjou, William Gargan, Donald Meek, Mary Astor, Joyce Compton and Franklin Pangborn.
Crew: Hal Roach, Thorne Smith and Hal Roach Studios.
Themes: Bodyswap and Identity Exchange, Comedies, Light Fantasy, Magical Artefacts and Films of 1940.

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  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
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  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
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  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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