The Heavenly Body (1944)

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Siskoid
The Heavenly Body is an amusing trifle the likes of which William Powell more or less specialized in, about the wife of an astronomer (she's played by an earnest and beautiful Hedy Lamarr) who starts to doubt his commitment to her because he works nights and is never around/awake. She goes to an astrologer (get it?) who tells her she is about to meet her true soul mate, creating amusingly absurd marital problems for Powell. From our point of view, tha astronomer's heart is always in his marriage, he just hasn't been very good at proving it, and we'll soon see how he puts his wife ahead of his work after all... if the stars can stop their meddling! Along the way, plenty of distractions, from crazy Russian house parties to cometary special effects, maybe even a song or two. Nothing to necessarily write home about, but the movie's two stars are charming and cute, and they make this slim piece of fluff quite watchable. 4 years 10 months ago
ClassicLady
A silly movie to pass the time. I've always thought William Powell and Hedy Lamar had a good chemistry (certainly not like Powell and Myrna Loy but still good) and it shows here. William Powell and Hedy Lamar are always a delight to watch. 10 years 1 month ago