The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Joan Kemp-WelchDirector
- Peter WildebloodWriter
- Gerald SavoryWriter
Cast
- Griffith JonesCharles Condomine
- Hattie JacquesMadame Arcati
- Helen CherryRuth Condomine
- Joanna DunhamElvira Condomine
- Ursula HirstEdith
- Edward JewesburyDoctor George Bradman
- Coral FairweatherViolet Bradman
Themes
based on play or musicalscrewball comedy