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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
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26 June 1947 (USA) moreTagline:
Is Lucy Muir's love really a ghost, or is it a man of flesh and blood she yearns for?Plot:
In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted...and forms a unique relationship with the ghost. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreNewsDesk:
Loews Jersey City Presents Classic Ghost Films This Weekend: "The Innocents", "The Ghost And Mrs. Muir" And "The Uninvited"(From CinemaRetro. 25 March 2009, 3:46 AM, PDT)
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I discovered it because of the music, but love it for the story moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Gene Tierney | ... | Lucy Muir | |
| Rex Harrison | ... | Capt. Daniel Gregg | |
| George Sanders | ... | Miles Fairley | |
| Edna Best | ... | Martha Huggins | |
| Vanessa Brown | ... | Anna Muir as an Adult | |
| Anna Lee | ... | Mrs. Miles Fairley | |
| Robert Coote | ... | Mr. Coombe | |
| Natalie Wood | ... | Anna Muir as a Child | |
| Isobel Elsom | ... | Angelica, Mother-in-law | |
| Victoria Horne | ... | Eva, Sister-in-law |
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104 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Canada:14+ (Ontario) | USA:Approved (certificate #11840) | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | UK:UFun Stuff
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The word "muir" means "the sea" in Gaelic. Many times sailors are said to have been "married" to the sea, or that the only woman they ever loved was the sea. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Although Capt. Gregg states early in the movie that he is a spirit and has no physical body, he does a very good job of casting shadows on walls, doors, etc. moreQuotes:
Lucy Muir: I'm expecting Mr. Fairley. We're having a picnic.Martha Huggins: [dismissively] You mean he is.
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Referenced in "My World and Welcome to It: The Ghost and Mr. Monroe (#1.6)" (1969) moreFAQ
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I discovered this movie when a friend recommended that I listen to a recording of the score - by the vernerable Bernard Herrmann - and his score is indeed fine! But what keeps me coming back to this film is its heart and soul - and it is odd to be able to say that about a very proper Victorian mannered tale. It is a carefully structured story that would really be well suited for the stage. In particular, I love the comic relief in this film and its colourful supporting characters. Our heroine, Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney), is blithely courageous, though naive and against all advice lets a cottage on a bluff overlooking the ocean. The location is eerily remote and I'm continually struck by how spooky the setting is in the plain, bright light of day. The ghost of Captain Gregg (Rex Harrison) is at first brash and frightening but we come to find that he is a salt of the earth man of high principles.
Get over slick and callow modern film making and take a few steps back in time to watch this most charming and romantic of love stories well told on all sides: an ornate confection of a story, carefully and lovingly photographed, acted with aplomb and riding on top of a musical score that is as moving and powerful as the tides that beat throughout this film.
I find a personal connection to this story in that it takes me back to the days I lived on a northern island that was similarly beautiful though tinged with the bittersweet loneliness of a remote place awash in the deep undercurrents of sorrow and melancholy.