The Heavenly Body (1943)
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In this light romantic comedy, William B. Whitley (William Powell) is an astronomer who is very excited about his latest discovery, a comet that has been named after him. However, Whitley has been so busy tracking the course of his comet as its path leads straight into the moon that he's been… More In this light romantic comedy, William B. Whitley (William Powell) is an astronomer who is very excited about his latest discovery, a comet that has been named after him. However, Whitley has been so busy tracking the course of his comet as its path leads straight into the moon that he's been ignoring his new wife, Vicky (Hedy Lamarr). Bored and lonely, one day Vicky visits an astrologer who informs her that she will -- on a specific day -- meet a handsome stranger, and they will fall in love. A bit perplexed at this news, Vicky shares the astrologer's report with William; however, he's so appalled that she would waste her time on pseudo-scientific hooey like astrology that he storms out of the house, moving into his observatory for a few days. On the predicted day, Vicky is wondering what happened to her dream man when an air raid warden, Lloyd Hunter (James Craig), shows up to confront Vicky and ends up going inside her house and shutting off her lights. Vicky and Lloyd strike up a conversation, and she begins to realize that he could well be the man the astrologer predicted she would meet; Vicky is interested in him, but just as he's leaving, William returns. William, however, senses that Vicky is infatuated with Lloyd, and he quickly hatches a devious plan to win back her good graces. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alexander Hall
- Genres
- Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 23, 1944 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros
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Cast
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William Powell
as William B. Whitley
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Hedy Lamarr
as Vicky Whitley
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James Craig
as Lloyd X. Hunter
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Fay Bainter
as Margaret Sibyll
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Henry O'Neill
as Prof. Stowe
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Spring Byington
as Nancy Potter
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Robert Sully
as Strand
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Morris Ankrum
as Dr. Green
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Franco Corsaro
as Sebastian Melas
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Connie Gilchrist
as Beulah Murphy
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Marietta Canty
as Pearl Harrison
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Wheaton Chambers
as Old Gentleman
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André Charlot
as Dr. Burns
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Elspeth Dudgeon
as Lady
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Rex Evans
as Goering--Photo Insert
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Helen Freeman
as Stella
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Gus Glassmire
as Scientist
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Buddy Gorman
as Newsboy
- Howard Hickman
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Gertrude W. Hoffman
as Mrs. Potter's Mother
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Phyllis Kennedy
as Ethel
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Bertram Marburgh
as Old Man
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Alex Melesh
as Vladimir
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Howard Mitchell
as Nicholas
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Cliff Nazarro
as Milkman
- Ralph Sanford
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Earl Schenck
as Forbes
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John Sheehan
as Cop
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Arthur Space
as Pierson
- Henry Sylvester
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Bobby Watson
as Hitler--Photo Insert
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Max Willenz
as Dr. Gurtchakoff
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Jack George
as Accompanist
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Evelyn Dockson
as Maid
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Lloyd Ford
as Ethel's Husband
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Stewart Nicodemus
as Willie
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John Elliott
as Prof. Collier
