Having been tried and convicted for practicing witchcraft in the 17th Century, a warlock by the name of "Daniel" (Cecil Kellaway) and his daughter "Jennifer" (Veronica Lake) are summarily executed. However, right before they are put to death Daniel casts a spell on the descendants of the lead prosecutor named "Jonathan Wooley" (Fredric March) which causes misery to every marriage each male enters into for the rest of time. Not only that, but upon being put to death the spirits of both Daniel and Jennifer escape into a nearby tree from which will supposedly imprison them for all time. But this all changes 200 years later when lightning strikes the tree and releases their spirits back into the world of the living-and the first place Daniel and Veronica go is to the house of a man named "Wallace Wooley" (also played by Fredric March) who is a direct descendent of Jonathan Wooley-and he is soon to be married to a woman named "Estelle Masterson" (Susan Hayward). Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that, although it may have been somewhat popular when it was initially released, I didn't think it aged very well and for a comedy I didn't find much humor in it either. For those reasons I have rated it accordingly. Slightly below average.
Review of I Married a Witch
