
The Ghost Goes West
1935 • Romance | Comedy
René Clair
Director
René Clair
Writer
Eric Keown
Writer
Geoffrey Kerr
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
December 17, 1935
Duration
95 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.3615
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
Donald Glourie shares his crumbling ancestral home with the ghost of his Highland ancestor, Murdoch, who has been condemned to haunt the castle until he avenges a 200-year-old insult from a rival clan. To clear his mounting debts, Donald sells the dilapidated pile to an American businessman, Mr Martin, who has the castle complete with the Glourie ghost transported and rebuilt in Florida. While old-world gentility rubs up comically against 20th-century materialism, Martin's daughter takes a liking to both Donald and Murdoch, convinced they are one and the same man...
Cast

Robert Donat

Jean Parker

Eugene Pallette

Elsa Lanchester

Ralph Bunker

Patricia Hilliard

Everley Gregg

Morton Selten

Chili Bouchier

Herbert Lomas

Elliott Mason

Victor Rietti

Hay Petrie

Richard Fraser

Jack Lambert