The Heavenly Body (1943)

THE HEAVENLY BODY  (1943)  ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Alexander Hall
    Hedy Lamarr, William Powell, James Craig,
    Fay Bainter, Henry O'Neill, Spring Byington
There are two heavenly bodies in this. One's a comet, newly discovered in the night sky by astronomer William Powell. The other's the astronomer's wife, played by Hedy (not Hedley) Lamarr. He's spending way too much time at the observatory, so she consults an astrologer and learns she's about to meet another man, which soon happens. So she falls for the new guy and he falls for her and the astronomer gets jealous, and you can see where it's all going to go, and it does. It's not especially funny, or especially interesting, which is too bad, because that's a great title for a movie starring Hedy Lamar. The script goes flat before it goes anywhere, and there's not much the stars - celestial or otherwise - can do about that. References to blackouts and rationing, as well as a bunch of dancing, vodka-swilling Russians, are enough to let you know what time frame you're in.