Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
Don't Take It to Heart is an amiable entry in the 1940s cycle of "ghost comedies". A British castle is rocked by a German bombing raid, releasing a jaunty wraith (Richard Greene) from his house-haunting job. As long as he's got the run of the castle, the ghost decides to take a hand in the romance between mistress-of-the-house Patricia Medina and young researcher Richard Bird. Also in line for ghostly visitation is the nasty landlord who holds the local townsfolk in his avaricious clutches. Don't Take It to Heart received almost uniformly good reviews from the British press, which during wartime was often resistant to comedy films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Greene, David Horne, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jeffrey Dell
Synopsis of Don't Take It to Heart
Don't Take It to Heart is an amiable entry in the 1940s cycle of "ghost comedies". A British castle is rocked by a German bombing raid, releasing a jaunty wraith (Richard Greene) from his house-haunting job. As long as he's got the run of the castle, the ghost decides to take a hand in the romance between mistress-of-the-house Patricia Medina and young researcher Richard Bird. Also in line for ghostly visitation is the nasty landlord who holds the local townsfolk in his avaricious clutches. Don't Take It to Heart received almost uniformly good reviews from the British press, which during wartime was often resistant to comedy films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Don't Take It to Heart
- Richard Greene - Peter Hayward
- Patricia Medina - Lady Mary
- Joan Hickson - Mrs. Pike
- Wylie Watson - Harry Bucket
- Edward Rigby - Butler
- Patric Curwen - Mr. Smith
- Moore Marriott - Granfer
- Ronald Squire - Music Lover
- Claude Bailey - Magistrate
- George Bailey
- Peter Cotes - Patterson, Junior Counsel
- Harry Fowler - Telegraph Boy
- George Merritt - Landlord
- Ernest Jay - Tripp, Reporter
- Ivor Barnard - Bus-Driver
- David Horne - Sir Henry Wade, K.C.
- Alfred Drayton - Mr. Pike
- Richard Bird - Ghost Arthur
- Claude Dampier - Loopy
- Brefni O'Rourke - Lord Chaunduyt
- Margaret Withers - Mrs. Smith
- Joyce Barbour - Harriet
- Ernst Thesiger - Justices' Clerk
- John Turnbull - Police Sergeant
- Arthur Hambling - Railway Porter
- Amy Veness - Cook
- John Salew - Dr. Rose, witness
- Edie Martin - Postmistress
- Esma Cannon - Maid
- Director(s):
- Jeffrey Dell
- Writer(s):
- Jeffrey Dell
- Producer(s):
- Sydney Box
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