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The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost (1944)

67% User Rating
1h 35min
Comedy
Fantasy

"It puts you in the best of spirits!"

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Jules DassinDirector

Cast

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Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost

Robert Young

Robert Young

Cuffy Williams

Margaret O'Brien

Margaret O'Brien

Lady Jessica de Canterville

William Gargan

William Gargan

Sergeant Benson

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Lord Canterville

Una O'Connor

Una O'Connor

Mrs. Umney

Rags Ragland

Rags Ragland

Big Harry Waters

Donald Stuart

Donald Stuart

Sir Valentine Williams

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Polverdine

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Lieutenant John Kane

Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare

Mr. Potts

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Metropolus

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William Moss

Hector

Bobby Readick

Bobby Readick

Eddie

Marc Cramer

Marc Cramer

Bugsy McDougle

William Tannen

William Tannen

Jordan

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

Anthony de Canterville

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Trigger

Reviews (2)

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John Chard
John Chard
Rating 70%

September 6, 2014

Safe and inoffensive fun. Sir Simon of Canterville gets roped into fighting a duel for his cousin, realising he faces certain death he flees the field awash with cowardice. His father is so enraged as to this stain on the family honour he walls Simon up in the castle without food and water until death does strike him down. He is doomed to haunt the Canterville castle until a fellow member of the family can commit an act of bravery and thus lift the cowardly stain that has besmirched the Canterville name. Doesn't sound much like a comedy does it? But it is, and a very amiable one at that. Loosely based on Oscar Wilde's story of the same name, The Canterville Ghost benefits from a couple of charming performances from Charles Laughton as Simon, and from a young Margaret O'Brien as Lady Jessica de Canterville. Laughton is clearly enjoying himself as the ghost, heavy on the "woe is me" theatrics coupled with gusto comedy, it's a very enjoyable performance from the big man. O'Brien is here enjoying being the center of attention and she positively lights up every scene she is in with youthful exuberance. The story follows a well trodden path to its rewarding ending, but it's a fun ride getting there regardless. Things really pick up a pace once a platoon of American soldiers are billeted at the castle and we are introduced to Cuffy Williams (Robert Young), a descendant Canterville of course, but he himself is showing a line in cowardice, so we are then left wondering if Cuffy can indeed show bravery and thus free Simon from his ghostly duties? 7/10

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