The Lady Is Willing

Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep the baby but has to find a husband to make adoption viable. She offers her new obstetrician Dr. McBain help with his research on rabbits in exchange for marriage - and he accepts. The marriage of convenience turns into a marriage of real love until Dr. McBain's ex-wife comes looking for money.

6.4

92 min

Cast

Marlene Dietrich

as Elizabeth Madden

Fred MacMurray

as Corey McBain

Aline MacMahon

as Buddy

Stanley Ridges

as Kenneth Hanline

Arline Judge

as Frances

Roger Clark

as Victor

Marietta Canty

as Mary Lou

David James

as Baby Corey

Ruth Ford

as Myrtle

Harvey Stephens

as Dr. Golding

Harry Shannon

as Barnes

Elisabeth Risdon

as Mrs. Cummings

Charles Lane

as K.K. Miller

Murray Alper

as Joe Quig

Kitty Kelly

as Nellie Quig

Eddie Acuff

as Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

as Doorman (uncredited)

Helen Ainsworth

as Interior Decorator (uncredited)

Myrtle Anderson

as Maid (uncredited)

Georgia Backus

as Nurse (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

as Wine Steward (uncredited)

Romaine Callender

as Bald Headed Man (uncredited)

Chester Clute

as Income Tax Man (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

as Bum (uncredited)

Lorna Dunn

as Maid (uncredited)

Lou Fulton

as Mop Man (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

as Man Building a Rabbit Cage (uncredited)

Charles Halton

as Dr. Jones (uncredited)

Neil Hamilton

as Charlie (uncredited)

Sterling Holloway

as Arthur Miggle (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

as Theatregoer (uncredited)

Judith Linden

as Airline Stewardess (uncredited)

Edward McWade

as Boston Doorman (uncredited)

Frances Morris

as Nurse (uncredited)

William Newell

as Counterman (uncredited)

Paul Oman

as Violinist (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Ray Walker

as Reporter (uncredited)

Katherine Yorke

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Director

Mitchell Leisen