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Blithe Spirit (1945)

96 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy  -   14 May 1945 (UK)
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Adapted from a play by Noel Coward, Charles and his second wife Ruth, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Medium Madame Arcati tries to help things out by contacting the ghost.

Director:

David Lean

Writers:

David Lean (adapted for the screen by), Ronald Neame (adapted for the screen by), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rex Harrison ...
Constance Cummings Constance Cummings ...
Kay Hammond Kay Hammond ...
Margaret Rutherford Margaret Rutherford ...
Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield ...
Joyce Carey Joyce Carey ...
Jacqueline Clarke Jacqueline Clarke ...
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Storyline

Adapted from a play by Noel Coward, Charles and his second wife Ruth, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Medium Madame Arcati tries to help things out by contacting the ghost. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Medium | Author | Ectoplasm | Dinner Party  | See more »

Taglines:

One Wife Too Many

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The original Broadway production of "Blithe Spirit" written by Noel Coward opened at the Morosco Theater on November 5, 1941, ran for 657 performances and closed on June 5, 1943. Jacqueline Clarke repeated her role in the film. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: After the séance when Elvira first appears, she flops onto the settee by the fire. As her dress billows you can see wear the green ghostly make up ends half way up her leg, showing normal skin above the make up line. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
words on a Victorian sampler: "When we are young / We read and believe / The most fantastic things. / When we are older / We learn with regret / That these things cannot be"
Narrator: We are quite, quite wrong!
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Connections

References Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) See more »

Soundtracks

"Always"
(uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin See more »