Blithe Spirit (1945)

04/05/1945 (GB) • 1h 36m

Comedy, Fantasy

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

Rex Harrison

Charles Condomine

Constance Cummings

Ruth Condomine

Kay Hammond

Elvira Condomine

Margaret Rutherford

Madame Arcati

Hugh Wakefield

Dr. George Bradman

Joyce Carey

Violet Bradman

Marie Ault

Cook (uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

love triangle

married couple

exorcism

medium

based on play or musical

murder

trance

author

maid

widower

novelist

screwball comedy

ghost

séance

mystery writer

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