The Crystal Ball | |
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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 | |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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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]
A maid, in cahoots with Madame Zenobia, a fake psychic, fools Jo Ainsly into believing Zenobia to be a gifted fortune teller.
Madame Zenobia helps a young beauty queen, Toni Gerard, find a job with Pop Tibbots in an arcade. Toni ends up conspiring with Madame Zenobia to fool Jo's handsome attorney, Brad Cavanaugh, 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.