Opening with an amusing witch trial in 17th Century Maine, I Married a Witch, sets its playful and irreverent tone within its first few minutes as a puritanical Fredric March, and all his subsequent heirs, are cursed to forever be unlucky in love by the accused witch and her warlock father. Rocksford, New England, 1672. I Married A Witch is one hour and seventeen minutes and was released in theaters on October 30, 1942. I Married a Witch (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Since it also owned the television studio that was to produce "Bewitched," Saks didn't worry about getting sued. Although Clair is famous for his experimental French silents and several early talkies, here's the master at a later peak in, yes, Hollywood, USA. Click to latest reviews, trailer. Although Clair is famous for his experimental French silents and several early talkies, here's the master at a later peak in, yes, Hollywood, USA. A savvy satire of both political and sexual gamesmanship, I Married A Witch, based on an unfinished novel by Topper author Thorne Smith, would seem to be the perfect union between two brilliant moviemakers, Rene Clair and Preston Sturges (Clair directed, Sturges produced). Columbia Pictures owned the rights to both of those movies. Based on the Thorne Smith novel The Passionate Witch, the rollicking I Married a Witch can be considered the forerunner of the TV series Bewitched, but only on a surface level. A few centuries later, lightning hit a tree causing a branch to break off and freeing the two spirits. Puritan witch hunter Jonathan Wooley is cursed after burning a witch at the stake: his descendants will never find happiness in their marriages. It is directed by René Clair. The main story is two witches in colonial Salem are burned at the staked and a tree is planted over their ashes to imprison their evil spirits. I Married A Witch is one hour and seventeen minutes and was released in theaters on October 30, 1942. The film also features Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward and Cecil Kellaway. At present, politician Wallace Wooley, who is running for state governor, is about to marry his sponsor's daughter. Sol Saks, creator of Bewitched (1964), stated in an interview for E! View HD Trailers and Videos for I Married a Witch on Rotten Tomatoes, then check our Tomatometer to find out what the Critics say. I Married A Witch - Official Trailer. At. I Married A Witch - Official Trailer. I Married a Witch Plot Rocksford, New England, 1672. The main story is two witches in colonial Salem are burned at the staked and a tree is planted over their ashes to imprison their evil spirits. I Married A Witch is one hour and seventeen minutes and was released in theaters on October 30, 1942. The main story is two witches in colonial Salem are burned at the staked and a tree is planted over their ashes to imprison their evil spirits. I Married a Witch is a 1942 American fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. True Hollywood Story: Bewitched (1999) that he drew inspiration both from this film and Bell Book and Candle (1958) in creating the iconic TV series. A few centuries later, lightning hit a tree causing a branch to break off and freeing the two spirits. A few centuries later, lightning hit a tree causing a branch to break off and freeing the two spirits. I Married a Witch (1942) is a magic comedy, fantasy movie starring Fredric March and Veronica Lake. Watch I Married A Witch movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com.