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I Married an Angel (1942)

A man who is jostled into finding a wife through family tradition and guilt, has a dreams where he meets an angel--a real one.

Banker Willie Palaffi (Nelson Eddy) is forced to go to a party where every available bachelorette in Budapest tempts the count into marrying them. He escapes from the party after what he found an unfortunate experience with one of his naive employees (Jeanette MacDonald) and has a dream about meeting a woman who is at her core, the furthest thing from someone who isn't manipulative and demanding--as he feels all women are. His dream woman is angel (Jeanette MacDonald) and she goes from selfless and quite ill-educated about the status quos of society to the type of woman he wants to run away from.

Eddy Performances

I Married An Angel
Music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Nelson Eddy and chorus

I’ll Tell the Man in the Street
Music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Nelson Eddy

I Married An Angel (reprise)
Music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald

Spring is Here
Music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald

Now You’ve Met the Angel
Music by Stothart, lyrics by Wright and Forrest
Nelson Eddy

May I Present the Girl
Music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Nelson Eddy

Dream Montage
Music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart as well as Wright and Forrest
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald

I’ll Tell the Man in the Street (reprise)
Music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald

I Married An Angel (reprise)
Music is by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald

Recordings

Little Work-A-Day World
Recording Date: February 1-2, 1942
Label: Columbia

Spring is Here
Recording Date: February 1-2, 1942
Label: Columbia

I Married An Angel
Recording Date: February 1-2, 1942
Label: Columbia

I'll Tell The Man in the Street
Recording Date: February 1-2, 1942
Label: Columbia

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Fast Facts

• Screenwriter Anita Loos has little recollection of writing the script.
• The script had many, many elements that were questioned by the censorship board and was modified to comply.

Lines to Remember

Willie: In society, one doesn't tell the truth, one tells the exact opposite.

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