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The Crystal Ball (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Crystal Ball' is a 1943 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard.http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/the-crystal-ball-v88325
Plot
A maid, in cahoots with Madame Zenobia (Gladys George), a fake psychic, fools Jo Ainsly (Virginia Field) into believing Zenobia to be a gifted fortune teller.
Madame Zenobia helps a young beauty queen, Toni Gerard (Paulette Goddard), find a job with Pop Tibbots (Cecil Kellaway) in an arcade. Toni ends up conspiring with Madame Zenobia to fool Jo's handsome attorney, Brad Cavanaugh (Ray Milland), into buying a piece of land.
The plan backfires when the land purchase gets Brad in trouble with the government. Toni, who has fallen for Brad, tries to persuade Zenobia to reveal her deceit, but Zenobia locks her in a closet and flees. Toni has to convince Brad that her love for him is real.
Cast
* Ray Milland as Brad Cavanaugh
* Paulette Goddard as Toni Gerard
* Gladys George as Madame Zenobia
* Virginia Field as Jo Ainsly
* Cecil Kellaway as Pop Tibbots
* William Bendix as Biff Carter
References
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