The Good Fairy (1935)
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- Approved
- 1h 38min
- Comedy, Romance
- 18 Feb 1935 (USA)
- Movie
A naive girl just out of a cloistered orphanage finds that being a 'good fairy' to strangers makes life awfully complicated.
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| Margaret Sullavan | ... |
Luisa
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| Herbert Marshall | ... |
Dr. Sporum
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| Frank Morgan | ... |
Konrad
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| Reginald Owen | ... |
The Waiter
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| Eric Blore | ... |
Dr. Metz
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| Beulah Bondi | ... |
Dr. Schultz
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| Alan Hale | ... |
Maurice Schlapkohl
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| Cesar Romero | ... |
Joe
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| Luis Alberni | ... |
The Barber
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| June Clayworth | ... |
Mitzi
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| June Smaney |
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| Thelma Woodruff |
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Ted Billings | ... |
Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
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Alene Carroll | ... |
Schoolgirl in Orphanage (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Second Barber (uncredited)
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| Anne Darling | ... |
Schoolgirl in Orphanage (uncredited)
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| George Davis | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Mario Dominici | ... |
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
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| Adolph Faylauer | ... |
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
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Gloria Fisher | ... |
Orphan (uncredited)
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| Gavin Gordon | ... |
Meredith - On-screen Actor (uncredited)
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Betty Jean Hainey | ... |
Orphan (uncredited)
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Anne Howard | ... |
Child in Orphanage (uncredited)
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| Carmencita Johnson | ... |
Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)
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| Edith Kingdon | ... |
Dowager (uncredited)
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Lillian Lawrence | ... |
Teacher in Orphanage (uncredited)
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Phyllis Ludwig | ... |
Schoolgirl in Orphanage (uncredited)
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| Eric Mayne | ... |
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
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| Matt McHugh | ... |
Moving Man (uncredited)
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| Torben Meyer | ... |
Head Waiter (uncredited)
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| Ann Miller | ... |
Schoolgirl in Orphanage (uncredited)
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| Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Stagedoor Johnny (uncredited)
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| Frank Moran | ... |
Moving Man (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
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| Spec O'Donnell | ... |
Youth in Movie Theater (uncredited)
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Edward Reinach | ... |
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
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Milton Royce | ... |
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
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Marilyn Spinner | ... |
Orphan (uncredited)
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| Dick Winslow | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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| Jane Withers | ... |
Child - Orphanage Sequence (uncredited)
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| Florence Wix | ... |
Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William Wyler | ||
Written by
| Jane Hinton | ... | (English translation of play) |
| Ferenc Molnár | ... | (play "A jó tündér") |
| Preston Sturges | ... | () |
Produced by
| Henry Henigson | ... | associate producer |
| Carl Laemmle Jr. | ... | producer |
| William Wyler | ... | producer |
Music by
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Norbert Brodine | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Daniel Mandell | ||
Art Direction by
| Charles D. Hall | ||
Costume Design by
| Vera West | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Jack P. Pierce | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Archibald Buchanan | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gilbert Kurland | ... | sound supervisor (uncredited) |
| Joe Lapis | ... | sound technician (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| John P. Fulton | ... | special effects |
Music Department
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | musical director |
| David Klatzkin | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Gilbert Kurland | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
| Abe Meyer | ... | music contractor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Freda Rosenblatt | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Carl Laemmle | ... | presenter |
| Mary West | ... | child welfare worker (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1935) (United States) (theatrical)
- Canadian Universal Film Company (1935) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1935) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company (1935) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1935) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1935) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Universal Films of Norway Akfieselskap (1935) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (VHS)
- Kino Lorber (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Young, naive, fairy-tale-loving Luisa Ginglebusher leaves the Budapest orphanage to become a movie usherette. Soon she befriends paternal waiter Detlaff and not-so-paternal Konrad, a meat-packing millionaire. Uninterested in Konrad's rich gifts, Luisa schemes to be a "good fairy" and divert some of this wealth to poor stranger Dr. Sporum. But it's not that simple.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | Call it Chance, but Destiny was "The Good Fairy" that threw wealth and success into the lot of one man and a lovely girl into the arms of another. (Print Ad- Register-Herald, ((Pine Plains, NY)) 21 February 1935) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Margaret Sullavan wanted control on the set of the movie, and did spiteful things to get her way. Script girl Freda Rosenblatt said: If she was tired and wanted to go home and Willy had one more scene to do, she would smear the makeup on her face. That would mean everything had to stop so she could be made up again. Which might take hours. So they couldn't shoot. Maggie got so bored between scenes she went behind one of the sets and purposely lay down on the dusty floor. The beautiful white dress she was wearing was a wreck. That stopped everything. -- Despite all this, she and Wyler fell in love and were married during the filming. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Comedy Movies: 1930s (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Op. 49 No. 4 See more » |
| Quotes |
Konrad:
When I'm full of Dutch courage, I behave very Frenchly. See more » |