Story Line
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
“It puts you in the best of spirits!”
Top Cast
Charles Laughton
Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost
Robert Young
Cuffy Williams
Margaret O'Brien
Lady Jessica de Canterville
William Gargan
Sergeant Benson
Reginald Owen
Lord Canterville
Una O'Connor
Mrs. Umney
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Rating
6.9/ 10
Release Date
1944-07-20
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
ComedyFantasy
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
7/10
•9/6/2014Safe and inoffensive fun.
Sir Simon of Canterville gets roped into fighting a duel for his cousin, realising he faces certain death he flees the field awash with cowardice. His father is so enraged as to this stain on the family honour he walls Si...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•6/30/2022An engaging story about a 17th Century cowardly spirit (Charles Laughton) who is condemned to haunt his family's castle until he does something worthy and brave that will release him from his curse. When a group of American soldiers are billeted ther...