The Canterville Ghost

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Cast

Charles Laughton

as Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost

Robert Young

as Cuffy Williams

Margaret O'Brien

as Lady Jessica de Canterville

William Gargan

as Sergeant Benson

Reginald Owen

as Lord Canterville

Una O'Connor

as Mrs. Umney

Rags Ragland

as Big Harry Waters

Donald Stuart

as Sir Valentine Williams

Elisabeth Risdon

as Mrs. Polverdine

Frank Faylen

as Lieutenant John Kane

Reviews

John Chard

Safe and inoffensive fun. Sir Simon of Canterville gets roped into fighting a duel for his cousin, realising he faces certain death he flees the field awash with cowardice. His father is so enraged as to this stain on the family honour he walls Simon up in the castle without food and water until ...

CinemaSerf

An engaging story about a 17th Century cowardly spirit (Charles Laughton) who is condemned to haunt his family's castle until he does something worthy and brave that will release him from his curse. When a group of American soldiers are billeted there during WWII it transpires that one of their numb...

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