| The Canterville Ghost | |
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| Directed by | Jules Dassin Norman Z. McLeod (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Edwin Blum |
| Based on | "The Canterville Ghost" 1887 short story by Oscar Wilde |
| Produced by | Arthur Field |
| Starring | Charles Laughton Robert Young Margaret O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Robert Planck William H. Daniels (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Chester Schaeffer |
| Music by | George Bassman |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Canterville Ghost is a 1944 fantasy/comedy film directed by Jules Dassin, loosely based on the 1887 short story of the same title by Oscar Wilde. It starred Charles Laughton as a ghost doomed to haunt an English castle, and Robert Young as his distant American relative called upon to perform an act of bravery to redeem him.[1][2]
It was remade as a TV movie of the same title in 1986 and again in 1996.
- ^ Variety film review; May 31, 1944, page 20.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; June 3, 1944, page 90.