The read
Scores higher than 70% of the 235 1940s comedy movies in this catalog.
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
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
169 audience votes
Key crew
- David LeanDirector
- Richard AddinsellOriginal Music Composer
- Noël CowardScreenplay
- Ronald NeameScreenplay
- David LeanScreenplay
- Anthony Havelock-AllanScreenplay
Cast
- Rex HarrisonCharles Condomine
- Constance CummingsRuth Condomine
- Kay HammondElvira Condomine
- Margaret RutherfordMadame Arcati
- Hugh WakefieldDr. George Bradman
- Joyce CareyViolet Bradman
- Jacqueline ClarkeEdith
- Marie AultCook (uncredited)
- Johnnie SchofieldR.A.C. Man Directing Traffic (uncredited)
- Noël CowardNarrator (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
love trianglemarried coupleexorcismmediumbased on play or musicalmurdertranceauthormaidwidowernovelistscrewball comedy