The Ghost Goes West

"The most romantic ghost you've ever seen!"

Feb 7 1936 Approved 1h 35m
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

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...

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Plot

An American businessman's daughter convinces him to buy a Scottish castle but he comes up with a plan to disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick, where it will be put it back together. The deal includes the last family heir and his cursed several-hundred year old ghost ancestor who haunts the castle waiting for the chance to redeem his family's honor.

Written by

Eric Keown, Robert E. Sherwood, Geoffrey Kerr

Directed by

René Clair

Cast

Robert Donat, Jean Parker, Eugene Pallette

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

London Films Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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