Under Your Spell
Under Your Spell is a 1936 American romantic comedy film with music directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Frances Hyland and Saul Elkins is based on a story by Sy Bartlett and Bernice Mason.
Plot
New York City opera star Anthony Allen lives a privileged but controlled life, recording hit songs and drawing large crowds to performances while existing in constant strain with his agent Petroff, who imposes on him a stressful performance schedule and a near-constant chain of vacuous promotional stunts. Chicago socialite Cynthia Drexel sees Allen perform in a production of Gounod's ''Faust'' and makes a bet with her longtime suitor, the Count Raul du Rienne: either she can make the notoriously unavailable Allen sing at a private party, or else she will marry him. After the show, Drexel makes a deal with Petroff, offering him $15,000 ($288,187 in 2021 dollars) as a fee for his appearance at a private party. Not knowing of this new arrangement, Allen is especially insulted by one final publicity stunt, fires Petroff, and flees with devoted manservant Botts, first to his hometown in New Mexico, then to his secluded cabin in the Sierra Madres. Neither Petroff nor Botts can convince him to return to his life as a public figure, forcing Drexel to set out in her own private plane to find him.
More details
| author | Frances Hyland |
|---|---|
| director | Otto Preminger |
| editor | Fred Allen |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | belong breach of contract chicago draw engage faust gounod's ''faust misunderstand new mexico new york city opera star press conference public figure publicity stunt record secluded cabin sierra madre mountains sierra madres sing |
| musicBy | Arthur Lange |
| producer | John Stone |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | musical comedy opera romantic comedy romantic musical |