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Blithe Spirit
Why this pick
Its polished British wit, genteel supernatural disruption, and lightly mischievous treatment of the afterlife make it a close tonal companion.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1935 1h 35m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Donald Glourie shares his crumbling ancestral home with the ghost of his Highland ancestor, Murdoch, who has been condemned to haunt the castle until he avenges a 200-year-old insult from a rival clan. To clear his mounting debts, Donald sells the dilapidated pile to an American businessman, Mr Martin, who has the castle complete with the Glourie ghost transported and rebuilt in Florida. While old-world gentility rubs up comically against 20th-century materialism, Martin's daughter takes a liking to both Donald and Murdoch, convinced they are one and the same man...
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jean Parker
Peggy Martin
Elsa Lanchester
Miss Shepperton