The Heavenly Body (1944)

Director
Alexander Hall

Main cast
William Powell; Hedy Lamarr; James Craig; Fay Bainter; Henry O'Neill

Genres
Comedy, Romance

Description
The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.


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