The Heavenly Body (1943)
- Starring:
- William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alexander Hall, Alexander Hall, (more)
Synopsis of The Heavenly Body
In this light romantic comedy, William B. Whitley (William Powell) is an astronomer who is very excited about his latest discovery, a comet that has been named after him. However, Whitley has been so busy tracking the course of his comet as its path leads straight into the moon that he's been ignoring his new wife, Vicky (Hedy Lamarr). Bored and lonely, one day Vicky visits an astrologer who informs her that she will -- on a specific day -- meet a handsome stranger, and they will fall in love. A bit perplexed at this news, Vicky shares the astrologer's report with William; however, he's so appalled that she would waste her time on pseudo-scientific hooey like astrology that he storms out of the house, moving into his observatory for a few days. On the predicted day, Vicky is wondering what happened to her dream man when an air raid warden, Lloyd Hunter (James Craig), shows up to confront Vicky and ends up going inside her house and shutting off her lights. Vicky and Lloyd strike up a conversation, and she begins to realize that he could well be the man the astrologer predicted she would meet; Vicky is interested in him, but just as he's leaving, William returns. William, however, senses that Vicky is infatuated with Lloyd, and he quickly hatches a devious plan to win back her good graces. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Heavenly Body
- William Powell - William B. Whitley
- James Craig - Lloyd X. Hunter
- Henry O'Neill - Prof. Stowe
- Robert Sully - Strand
- Franco Corsaro - Sebastian Melas
- Marietta Canty - Pearl Harrison
- Buddy Gorman - Newsboy
- Bertram Marburgh - Old Man
- Henry Sylvester
- John Sheehan - Cop
- Ralph Sanford
- Howard Mitchell - Nicholas
- John Elliott - Prof. Collier
- Lloyd Ford - Ethel's Husband
- Jack George - Accompanist
- Phyllis Kennedy - Ethel
- Gus Glassmire - Scientist
- Elspeth Dudgeon - Lady
- André Charlot - Dr. Burns
- Hedy Lamarr - Vicky Whitley
- Fay Bainter - Margaret Sibyll
- Spring Byington - Nancy Potter
- Morris Ankrum - Dr. Green
- Connie Gilchrist - Beulah Murphy
- Rex Evans - Goering--Photo Insert
- Gertrude W. Hoffman - Mrs. Potter's Mother
- Bobby Watson - Hitler--Photo Insert
- Arthur Space - Pierson
- Earl Schenck - Forbes
- Cliff Nazarro - Milkman
- Alex Melesh - Vladimir
- Stewart Nicodemus - Willie
- Evelyn Dockson - Maid
- Max Willenz - Dr. Gurtchakoff
- Howard Hickman
- Helen Freeman - Stella
- Wheaton Chambers - Old Gentleman
- Director(s):
- Alexander Hall, Alexander Hall
- Writer(s):
- Walter Reisch, Harry Kurnitz, Michael Arlen
- Producer(s):
- Arthur Hornblow, Jr.
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