The Heavenly Body

Not to be confused with Heavenly Body (2011).

The Heavenly Body
File:Poster of the movie The Heavenly Body.jpg Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by	Alexander Hall
Written by	Harry Kurnitz (adaptation) Irving Brecher (uncredited)
Screenplay by	Michael Arlen Walter Reisch
Story by	Jacques Théry
Produced by	Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Starring	William Powell Hedy Lamarr James Craig
Cinematography	Robert H. Planck William H. Daniels
Edited by	Blanche Sewell
Music by	Bronislau Kaper
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	March 23, 1944 (1944-03-23) (USA)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Heavenly Body is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring William Powell, Hedy Lamarr and James Craig. Based on a story by Jacques Théry, with a screenplay by Michael Arlen and Walter Reisch, the film is about the beautiful wife of a professional astronomer who becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction that she will meet her true love will come true. Produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr., The Heavenly Body was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the United States on March 23, 1944.

Plot

A neglected wife turns to an astrologer, who tells her she will meet and fall in love with a handsome stranger, much to the dismay of her astronomer husband.

Cast

• William Powell as William S. Whitley
• Hedy Lamarr as Vicky Whitley
• James Craig as Lloyd X. Hunter
• Fay Bainter as Margaret Sibyll
• Henry O'Neill as Professor Stowe
• Spring Byington as Nancy Potter
• Robert Sully as Strand
• Morris Ankrum as Dr. Green
• Franco Corsaro as Sebastian Melas
• Connie Gilchrist as Beulah
• Max Willenz as Dr. Gurtchakoff
• Earl Schenck as Forbes
• John Elliott as Prof. Collier (uncredited)
• Howard Hickman as Scientist (uncredited)

External links

• The Heavenly Body at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Heavenly Body at IMDb