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The Enchanted Cottage

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1945 | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics and fantasy fans. If you loved Doctor Zhivago or The Best Years of Our Lives, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 31 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1945: an older pace and style.

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them. They soon begin to look beautiful to each other, but no one else.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    100% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $881K worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 37K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by John Cromwell

  • Dorothy McGuireLaura Pennington
  • Robert YoungOliver Bradford
  • Herbert MarshallMajor John Hillgrove
  • Mildred NatwickMrs. Abigail Minnett
  • Spring ByingtonViolet Price
  • Hillary BrookeBeatrice Alexander
  • Richard GainesFrederick 'Freddy' Price
  • Alec EnglanderDanny 'Taxi' Stanton
  • Robert ClarkeMarine Corporal
  • Eden NicholasSoldier