The Heavenly Body

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Allan C TCM did a day of Hedy Lamar film, an actress I've always been fascinated by. She was the biggest star of her day and considered the most beautiful woman in the world at the time, but what makes her super interesting is that she was also an amateur scientist and invented the technology on which wifi and cellular service are based. As an actress, she was good, but sadly, she never appeared in a single film that would be considered a classic, so she's now largely forgotten outside of film buffs. In this bland screwball comedy, Lamar plays the neglected wife of astronomer William Powell and becomes convinced, based on an gypsy's fortune, that her dream man is about to come into her life. It's the two leads who make this film worth watching, but it's pretty weak compared to their best work. Anyhow, below is my brief review from the last time I watched it. FUN FACT! Vincente Minnelli did uncredited work on the film, directing for three weeks. The Heavenly Body (1944) **1/2 Rather bland screwball comedy is made more watchable than it deserves by the brilliant William Powell and to a lesser degree, Hedy Lamarr. It's not a bad film, but pretty average outside of its stars. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Audience Member With the witty Bill Powell and the ever-lovely Miss Lamarr how can anyone not rate this at least Passable? Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Steve D Not without its moments but it gets old fast. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Powell is always good. Lamarr was lackluster. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Rather bland screwball comedy is made more watchable than it deserves by the brilliant William Powell and to a lesser degree Hedy Lamarr. Not a bad film, but pretty average outside of it's stars. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It was cute. Silly at times, but a valuable lesson can be drawn from this. Pay attention to your wife or you could lose her! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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