The Crystal Ball (film)

The Crystal Ball
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elliott Nugent
Written by	Steven Vas
Screenplay by	Virginia Van Upp
Produced by	Buddy G. DeSylva
Starring	Ray Milland Paulette Goddard Gladys George
Cinematography	Leo Tover
Edited by	Doane Harrison
Music by	Victor Young
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	January 22, 1943 (1943-01-22)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million (US rentals)[1]

The Crystal Ball is a 1943 film directed by Elliott Nugent^[2] and starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard.^[3]

Plot[]

A maid, in cahoots with Madame Zenobia (Gladys George), a fake psychic, fools Jo Ainsly (Virginia Field) into believing Zenobia to be a gifted fortune teller.

Madame Zenobia helps a young beauty queen, Toni Gerard (Paulette Goddard), find a job with Pop Tibbots (Cecil Kellaway) in an arcade. Toni ends up conspiring with Madame Zenobia to fool Jo's handsome attorney, Brad Cavanaugh (Ray Milland), into buying a piece of land.

The plan backfires when the land purchase gets Brad in trouble with the government. Toni, who has fallen for Brad, tries to persuade Zenobia to reveal her deceit, but Zenobia locks her in a closet and flees. Toni has to convince Brad that her love for him is real.

Cast[]

• Ray Milland as Brad Cavanaugh
• Paulette Goddard as Toni Gerard
• Gladys George as Madame Zenobia
• Virginia Field as Jo Ainsly
• Cecil Kellaway as Pop Tibbots
• William Bendix as Biff Carter

References[]

External links[]

• The Crystal Ball at IMDb
• The Crystal Ball at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Crystal Ball is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• The Crystal Ball at AllMovie
• The Crystal Ball at the TCM Movie Database

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