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The Ghost Goes West (1935)

Overview

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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René Clair profile
René Clair

Director

Robert E. Sherwood profile
Robert E. Sherwood

Screenplay

Cast

Robert Donat profile
Robert Donat

Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Jean Parker profile
Jean Parker

Peggy Martin

Eugene Pallette profile
Eugene Pallette

Mr. Joe Martin

Elsa Lanchester profile
Elsa Lanchester

Miss Shepperton

Ralph Bunker profile
Ralph Bunker

Ed L. Bigelow

Patricia Hilliard profile
Patricia Hilliard

Shepherdess

Everley Gregg profile
Everley Gregg

Mrs. Gladys Martin

Morton Selten profile
Morton Selten

The Glourie

Chili Bouchier profile
Chili Bouchier

Cleopatra

Herbert Lomas profile
Herbert Lomas

Fergus

Mark Daly profile
Mark Daly

Murdoch's Groom

Elliott Mason profile
Elliott Mason

Mrs. MacNiff

Robert Donat profile
Robert Donat

Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Jean Parker profile
Jean Parker

Peggy Martin

Eugene Pallette profile
Eugene Pallette

Mr. Joe Martin

Elsa Lanchester profile
Elsa Lanchester

Miss Shepperton

Ralph Bunker profile
Ralph Bunker

Ed L. Bigelow

Patricia Hilliard profile
Patricia Hilliard

Shepherdess

Everley Gregg profile
Everley Gregg

Mrs. Gladys Martin

Morton Selten profile
Morton Selten

The Glourie

Chili Bouchier profile
Chili Bouchier

Cleopatra

Herbert Lomas profile
Herbert Lomas

Fergus

Mark Daly profile
Mark Daly

Murdoch's Groom

Elliott Mason profile
Elliott Mason

Mrs. MacNiff

Extra

Release Date

December 17, 1935

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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