{"id":43725,"date":"2019-05-21T22:25:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T05:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43725"},"modified":"2021-01-03T23:24:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T06:24:18","slug":"good-fairy-the-1935","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43725","title":{"rendered":"Good Fairy, The (1935)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Where does the pencil sharpener come in?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-43727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Poster.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a smitten millionaire (Frank Morgan) aggressively pursues a young orphan (Margaret Sullavan), she claims to have a husband and Morgan agrees to secretly make him rich on Louisa&#8217;s behalf. Sullavan picks a random lawyer (Herbert Marshall) out of the phone book and pretends she&#8217;s married to him, but complications quickly ensue as Sullavan&#8217;s &#8220;good fairy&#8221; actions lead her to meet Marshall in real life, and the couple fall in love.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alan Hale Films<\/li>\n<li>Beulah Bondi Films<\/li>\n<li>Cesar Romero Films<\/li>\n<li>Do Gooders<\/li>\n<li>Frank Morgan Films<\/li>\n<li>Herbert Marshall Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Margaret Sullavan Films<\/li>\n<li>Millionaires<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Preston Sturges Films<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>William Wyler Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWilliam Wyler directed this delightful romantic comedy about a real-life &#8220;good fairy&#8221; whose pay-it-forward desire to spread goodness in the world &#8212; a lesson taught to her during her upbringing in an orphanage &#8212; leads to unexpectedly complicated results. Spluttering Morgan is perfectly cast as the conflicted but generous suitor, and Sullavan is luminous throughout. Marshall &#8212; often saddled with playing a pill onscreen &#8212; only presents that way for a few minutes, then becomes surprisingly sympathetic, making our investment in his outcome all the more acute. The storyline &#8212; scripted by Preston Sturges, and based on a play by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Good_Fairy_(play)\">Ferenc Molnar<\/a> &#8212; moves us quickly through one humorous set up after the other, with quirky twists at every turn. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/76697\/the-good-fairy#articles-reviews?articleId=218745\">TCM&#8217;s article<\/a> for background information on the surprisingly rocky making of this film, which resulted in a short-lived marriage between hot-tempered Sullavan and exasperated Wyler. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Margaret Sullavan as Louisa<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Sullavan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Sullavan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Sullavan.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Sullavan-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Sullavan-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frank Morgan as Konrad<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Morgan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Morgan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Morgan.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Morgan-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Morgan-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Herbert Marshall as Dr. Sporum<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Marshall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Marshall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Marshall.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Marshall-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Marshall-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reginald Owen as Detlaff the waiter<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Owen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Owen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Owen.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Owen-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Owen-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Luminous cinematography by Norbert Brodine<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Cinematography.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Cinematography-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Good-Fairy-Cinematography-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Preston Sturges&#8217; consistently clever and engaging script: &#8220;If there&#8217;s any good fairy around here, it&#8217;s me!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a fine romantic comedy, and particularly for Sullavan&#8217;s performance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0026424\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1935\/02\/01\/archives\/the-screen-the-radio-city-music-hall-presents-a-screen-version-of.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/76697\/the-good-fairy#articles-reviews?articleId=218745\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Where does the pencil sharpener come in?&#8221; Synopsis: When a smitten millionaire (Frank Morgan) aggressively pursues a young orphan (Margaret Sullavan), she claims to have a husband and Morgan agrees to secretly make him rich on Louisa&#8217;s behalf. Sullavan picks a random lawyer (Herbert Marshall) out of the phone book and pretends she&#8217;s married to him, but complications quickly ensue as Sullavan&#8217;s &#8220;good fairy&#8221; actions lead her to meet Marshall in real life, and the couple fall in love. 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