| The Crystal Ball | |
| Director: | Elliott Nugent |
| Producer: | Buddy G. DeSylva |
| Screenplay: | Virginia Van Upp |
| Story: | Steven Vas |
| Starring: | Ray Milland Paulette Goddard Gladys George |
| Music: | Victor Young |
| Cinematography: | Leo Tover |
| Editing: | Doane Harrison |
| Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributor: | United Artists |
| Runtime: | 81 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $1 million (US rentals)[1] |
The Crystal Ball is a 1943 film directed by Elliott Nugent[2] and starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard.
A maid, in cahoots with Madame Zenobia, a fake psychic, fools Jo Ainsly into believing Zenobia to be a gifted fortune teller.
Madame Zenobia helps a young beauty queen, Toni Gerard, find a job with Pop Tibbots in an arcade. Toni ends up conspiring with Madame Zenobia to fool Jo's handsome attorney, Brad Cavanaugh, 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.