The Canterville Ghost (DVD)

One brave act and the spell is broken! The specter of Sir Simon de Canterville has haunted Canterville Castle for 300 years, ever since he was walled up alive for cowardice. A daring deed by a kinsman will free his spirit. Unfortunately, the Cantervilles are a timorous lot and Simon is out of luck. Then World War II GIs are billeted at the castle and among them is Canterville descendent Cuffy Williams. But could Cuffy be cursed with the family lily liver? Charles Laughton (as the ghost), Robert Young (as Cuffy) and Margaret O'Brien (as the castle's six-year-old current owner) conjure peals of merry laughter out of an exuberant, ingenious comedy based on an Oscar Wilde tale and cleverly directed by Jules Dassin (Rififi, Topkapi).

Starring: Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien, William Gargan, Reginald Owen, "Rags" Ragland, Una O'Connor, Elisabeth Risdon, Lumsden Hare, William Moss, Marc Cramer, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Risdon, Rags Ragland, Donald Stuart, Frank Faylen, Mike Mazurki, William Tannen, Brandon Hurst, Tor Johnson, David Thursby, Gordon Richards, Tom Stevenson, Colin Kenny, John Rogers, Charles Hall, Charles Irwin, Larry Wheat, James Aubrey, Billy Bletcher, Elspeth Dudgeon, Patsy O'Byrne, Harry Allen, Colin Campbell, Guy Kingsford, Viola Moore, Herberta Williams, Herbert Clifton, Frank Benson, Aina Constant, Vernon Downing

Director: Arthur L. Field

Rating: NR