The Ghost Goes West (1935)
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Wealthy American Joe Martin (Eugene Pallette) purchases an ancient Scottish castle and then has it dismantled and transferred to his Florida estate where he plans to reconstruct the castle brick by brick. Martin is unaware that his new acquisition comes equipped with an 18th-century ghost, played by Robert Donat. As the spectre, who feels as though his honor has been besmirched, flits around haunting one and all, Martin's daughter Peggy (Jean Parker) carries on a romance with the ghost's descendant, also played by Donat. It is only natural that the "live" and "dead" Donat will become mixed up, and this comedy of errors dominates the final scenes of The Ghost Goes West. The film was the first English-language production of French director René Clair -- and almost the last, due to producer Alexander Korda's insistence upon tampering with the original concept as laid down by Clair and screenwriter Robert E. Sherwood. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Robert Donat - Donald Glourie
- Jean Parker - Peggy Martin
- Everley Gregg - Gladys Martin
- Ralph Bunker - Ed Bigelow
- Morton Selten - Gavin Glourie
- Patricia Hilliard - Shepherdess
- J. Neil More - Son of MacLaggan
- Arthur Seaton - creditor
- Quinton McPherson - MacKaye
- Colin Lesslie
- Robert Donat - Murdoch Glourie
- Eugene Pallette - Joe Martin
- Elsa Lanchester - Lady Shepperton
- Hay Petrie - The MacLaggan
- Elliot Mason - Mrs. NcNiff
- Jack Lambert - Son of MacLaggan
- Herbert Lomas - Fergus
- David Keir - Creditor
- Mark Daly - Groom
- Dorothy Bouchier - Cleopatra
- Director(s):
- René Clair
- Writer(s):
- Robert E. Sherwood, René Clair, Geoffrey Kerr
- Producer(s):
- Alexander Korda
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