Castle in the Air (1952)
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Most of this hectic British comedy takes place in an ancient Scottish castle. The British National Coal Board, following a real-life policy established in the 1940s, wants to annex the castle as a group home for the local miners and their families. Wealthy, much-married American Mrs. Clodfelter Dunne (Barbara Kelly) wants to claim the castle--and its owner, the Earl of Locharne (David Tomlinson)--for herself. Meanwhile, eccentric boarder Miss Nicholson (Margaret Rutherford) is possessed with the notion that the Earl is actually the rightful King of Scotland. The film's deus-ex-machina is a beautiful ghost, played by Patricia Dainton. With all this going on, it is easy to ignore the antiseptic romantic subplot involving Tomlinson and Helen Cherry. Castles in the Air was based on the popular stage play by Alan Melville. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- David Tomlinson - Earl of Locharne
- Margaret Rutherford - Miss Nicholson
- A.E. Matthews - Blair
- Ewan Roberts - Menzies
- Clive Morton - MacFee
- Pat Sandys - Girl Hiker
- John Harvey - Andrews
- Winifred Willard - Miss Miller
- Helen Christie - Jessie
- Norman MacOwan - Pettigrew
- Paul Blake - Hotel Manager
- Helen Cherry - Boss Trent
- Barbara Kelly - Mrs. Clodfelter Dunne
- Patricia Dainton - Ermyntrude
- Brian Oulton - Phillips
- Gordon Jackson - Hiker
- Russell Waters - Moffat
- Esme Beringer - Mrs. Thompson
- David Hannaford - Small Boy
- Archie Duncan - Constable
- Stringer Davis - Hall Porter
- Director(s):
- Henry Cass
- Writer(s):
- Alan Melville, Edward Dryhurst
- Producer(s):
- Ernest Gartside, Edward Dryhurst
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