The Canterville Ghost
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Released
- 1944
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1944
Storyline
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
Top credits
Charles Laughton — Sir Simon de Canterville, The Ghost
Robert Young — Cuffy Williams
Margaret O'Brien — Lady Jessica de Canterville
William Gargan — Sergeant Benson
Did you know
• The bomb that Cuffy and the ghost want to dispose of was known as a "blockbuster", so-called because it was so powerful it could demolish more than a dozen buildings i.e. a city block.
• This is the 2nd film that Robert Young was in with Margaret O'Brien. The 1st was Journey for Margaret (1942). Both of them took place in England around WWII and in both he played an American and she was British.
• Original literary work: 'The Canterville Ghost", short story by Oscar Wilde in 'The Court and Society Review', published in two parts on 23-2 and 2-3-1887.
User reviews
Safe and inoffensive fun.
Amusing, Family-Friendly, And Lots of Charm
A long time to go without sleep
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
