Blithe Spirit
1945 · ★ 6.9 · Dir. David Lean
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.
- Released
- 1945-04-05
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rated
- NR
- Language
- EN
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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
Jacqueline Clarke
Edith
Marie Ault
Cook (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
R.A.C. Man Directing Traffic (uncredited)
Noël Coward
Narrator (uncredited)
Keywords
MurderGhostLove triangleMarried coupleExorcismWidowerBased on play or musicalMediumMaidAuthorSeanceScrewball comedyNovelistMystery writerTranceSecond wifeFirst wifeLate wife
