The Canterville Ghost
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DVD-R Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: December 1, 2009
- Originally Released: 1943
- Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien, William Gargan & Reginald Owen | |
Performer: | Una O'Connor, Peter Lawford, Mike Mazurki & Rags Ragland | |
Directed by | Jules Dassin | |
Written by | Edwin Blum | |
Story by | Oscar Wilde | |
Director of Photography: | Robert H. Planck |
Entertainment Reviews:
Description by OLDIES.com:
Charles Laughton (as the ghost), Robert Young (as Cuffy) and Margaret O'Brien (as the castle's six-year-old current owner) conjure peals of merry laughter out of an exuberant, ingenious comedy based on an Oscar Wilde tale and cleverly directed by Jules Dassin (Rififi, Topkapi).
Product Description:
In 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote his story about the Canterville ghost, telling of an American family who annoy the ghost by refusing to believe in him. In updating the setting of the tale to wartime Britain, screenwriter Edwin Harvey Blum and director Jules Dassin radically rework Wilde's story. The result is an amusing tale, with Margaret O'Brien as the grave young heroine, Young as the charming American struggling with the Canterville curse, and Laughton having a great time as the weary ghost.
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Movie Lovers' Ratings & Reviews:
Based on 3932 ratings.
I remember growing up with this one, always playing on The Late Show or Late, Late Show around Halloween. Laughton is hammy, a bit over the top, but effective, as always. O'Brien played her cute English kid to the max, playing well to Young's Army Ranger character. Also of note, Universal's favorite English maid, Una O'Connor appears as, what else? A maid. I believe it's also Peter Lawford's debut, with a bit part in the very beginning. A favorite, even though the special effects aren't very effective.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 1,717
- UPC: 883316225134
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