Children of Artemis - Witchcraft & Wicca

I Married a Witch

The movie starts out in colonial America, at a witch burning. A particularly nasty pilgrim named Wooley points the finger at a father and daughter, accusing them of witchcraft, and the two are burned and buried under an oak tree to keep their spirits from escaping. The trick is that just before their death sentence, the young daughter cursed Wooley and all his descendants to unhappy marriages. Then follows a quick montage of selected moments from the lives of Wooley's descendants, who, sure enough, end up in horrible marriages. Which brings us to the present day (1942).

Wallace Wooley is a direct descendant of you-know-who, and he's running for governor in the same state where the trials were held 270 years before. The election is two days away, and he's been arranged to marry the daughter of an influential newspaper publisher the day before the election for publicity reasons. Of course, the bride hates him. Wooley is holding a party at his place, which happens to be built near a certain oak tree, the night before his wedding. All of a sudden, a storm brews up and the oak tree is struck by lightning, releasing the spirits of the two witches.

The witchy spirits appear as plumes of smoke, and they float over to Wooley's and peer inside at the party. Of course you know that Wally and the daughter are meant to be together, but the amazing thing is that the plot is written so that you doubt yourself the whole way through. There are times when the two destined lovers almost forsake destiny and forget the whole thing. In short, you care about what happens to them. That right there makes the whole thing worth watching. Also, it's worth noting this is the movie that inspired the classic TV series "Bewitched"