"No man can resist her!"

1942

1h 17m

6.9(231 votes)

Romance

Fantasy

Comedy

Overview

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Fredric March

Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley

Veronica Lake

Jennifer

Robert Benchley

Dr. Dudley White

Susan Hayward

Estelle Masterson

Cecil Kellaway

Daniel

Elizabeth Patterson

Margaret

Robert Warwick

J. B. Masterson

Georgia Backus

Older Woman (uncredited)

Charles Bates

Wooley's Son (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Country Club Guest (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: René Clair
Written by: Marc Connelly
Thorne Smith
Produced by: René Clair
Preston Sturges

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