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Blithe Spirit
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Summary
A screwball comedy film praised for its acting and pacing. 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.
Cast
Rex Harrison
Charles Condomine
Constance Cummings
Ruth Condomine
Kay Hammond
Elvira Condomine
Margaret Rutherford
Madame Arcati
Hugh Wakefield
Dr. George Bradman
Joyce Carey
Violet Bradman
Jacqueline Clarke
Edith
Marie Ault
Cook (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
R.A.C. Man Directing Traffic (uncredited)
Noël Coward
Narrator (uncredited)
HBO Max
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