riches, happiness and true love without the sacrifice of anything but her time... a wickedly innocent little anecdote which delicately avoids giving offense." Writing on March 6, 2012, Ken Hanke praised both Wyler's direction—"it makes you wish the man had turned his hand to comedy more often," and Sullivan's "charming" performance in this "scintillating, but not frequently screened, classic comedy" adding, "Sturges’ gift for blending the sophisticated with the simple, the cynical with the sentimental has rarely been better evidenced than it is here". Leonard Maltin gives the film 3.5 out of 4 stars: "Sparkling romantic comedy... Hilarious, charming; movie spoof near beginning is priceless." As of September 2020, Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an 86 percent fresh rating. Other versions and adaptations Before being adapted by Preston Sturges for this film, the Molnár play was presented on Broadway, twice. Helen Hayes played "Lu" in a production that ran at Henry Miller's Theater from November 1931 to April 1932, for a total of 151 performances. A different production, at the Forrest Theater, ran from November 1932 to January 1933, with 68 performances. The play was also the source for the Deanna Durbin film I'll Be Yours in 1947, and Preston Sturges used his screenplay for this film as the basis for the 1951 Broadway musical Make a Wish, which had music and lyrics by Hugh Martin. Hallmark Hall of Fame presented The Good Fairy on NBC television in 1956. Produced by Maurice Evans and directed by George Schaefer, the show starred Julie Harris, Walter Slezak and Cyril Ritchard. Notes External links The Good Fairy on Screen Guild Theater: July 31, 1944 1935 films American black-and-white films American films based on plays Films based on works by Ferenc Molnár Films directed by William Wyler 1935 romantic comedy films Universal Pictures films Films set in Hungary Films with screenplays by Preston Sturges American romantic comedy films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films