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6.5/10 • 35

1935-12-171h 35m

RomanceComedyFantasy

The most romantic ghost you've ever seen!

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...

Directors
René Clair
Writters
René Clair, Eric Keown, Geoffrey Kerr
Editors
René Clair, Eric Keown, Harold Earle

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  1. Robert Donat

    Robert Donat

    Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

  2. Jean Parker

    Jean Parker

    Peggy Martin

  3. Eugene Pallette

    Eugene Pallette

    Mr. Joe Martin

  4. Elsa Lanchester

    Elsa Lanchester

    Miss Shepperton

  5. Ralph Bunker

    Ralph Bunker

    Ed L. Bigelow

  6. Patricia Hilliard

    Patricia Hilliard

    Shepherdess

  7. Everley Gregg

    Everley Gregg

    Mrs. Gladys Martin

  8. Morton Selten

    Morton Selten

    The Glourie

  9. Chili Bouchier

    Chili Bouchier

    Cleopatra

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CinemaSerf

Jun 19, 2022

7/10

Robert Donat (the younger "Glourie") is on good form in this enjoyably daft ghostly caper that sees the son of the chief of a cowardly Scottish clan condemned to haunt his castle until their sworn enemy the "McLaggen" takes an oath declaring that one "Glourie" is worth fifty of them. This all started in 12th century Scotland, so our hero is somewhat frustrated that he will never find a "McLaggen" let alone get him to make the promise by the time we reach the 20th - until, serendipity takes an hand and his ancestral castle is bought, and relocated to Florida by millionaire ""Joe Martin" (a superb Eugene Pallette), who plans to use it - complete with it's well publicised ghost - to promote his business interests and in so doing attracts a few others from auld Scots landed gentry. Might he have a ghost of chance of release, after all? René Clair keeps it bubbling along nicely, with a couple of fun cameos from Elsa Lanchester and Morton Selten as the original "Glourie" who much preferred his whisky to anything remotely akin to combat. It is whimsical and engaging, spooky (well, not really...) and charming with a script that builds on Scottish traditions in both history and comedy well.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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