The Ghost Goes West

6.5 / 10

(35 votes)

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...

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Romance,

Comedy,

Fantasy

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1935

Director:

René Clair

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Company:

London Films Productions

Cast:
Robert Donat

Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Jean Parker

Peggy Martin

Eugene Pallette

Mr. Joe Martin

Elsa Lanchester

Miss Shepperton

Ralph Bunker

Ed L. Bigelow

Crew:
René Clair

Director

René Clair

Writer

Eric Keown

Writer

Alexander Korda

Producer

Imlay Watts

Assistant Director