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Blithe Spirit( 1945)

TV-MAComedyFantasy
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Elvira is the kind of gal who can turn an evening into a night you'll never forget!

Overview

An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough material for the book he's working on, as well as to expose the medium as a charlatan. However, proceedings take an unexpected turn, resulting in a chain of supernatural events being set into motion that wreak havoc on the man's present marriage.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Rex Harrison

      Charles Condomine

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      Constance Cummings

      Ruth Condomine

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      Kay Hammond

      Elvira Condomine

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      Margaret Rutherford

      Madame Arcati

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      Hugh Wakefield

      Dr. George Bradman

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      Joyce Carey

      Violet Bradman

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      Jacqueline Clarke

      Edith

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      Marie Ault

      Cook (uncredited)

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      Johnnie Schofield

      R.A.C. Man Directing Traffic (uncredited)

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      Noël Coward

      Narrator (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 01 2022
    You can't really go wrong with David Lean adapting Noël Coward in a film about poor old Rex Harrison ("Charles") and three on-form women: two of whom he married - Constance Cummings ("Ruth)" and Kay Hammond ("Elvira") and the other is the source of most of his woes - spiritual medium Margaret Rutherford ("Madama Arcati"). Right from the start, the pace of the dialogue is witty and engaging. Harrison - who can be terribly wooden on occasion, is well up for this spiritual lark as a seance at his home - under the supervision of the dotty Rutherford - releases his former wife "Elvira" back into his...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • love triangle
    • married couple
    • exorcism
    • medium
    • based on play or musical
    • murder
    • trance
    • author
    • maid
    • widower
    • novelist
    • screwball comedy
    • ghost
    • séance
    • mystery writer