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Blithe Spirit is a 1945 British supernatural black comedy film directed by David Lean. The screenplay by Lean, cinematographer Ronald Neame and associate producer Anthony Havelock-Allan , is based on Noël Coward 's 1941 play of the same name , the title of which is derived from the line "Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!
Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears , in what was his breakthrough role.
Her most famous role was that of Elvira in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, which she played in the original stage production. She reprised her role in the 1945 film version opposite Rex Harrison, Margaret Rutherford and Constance Cummings. She appeared as a guest of Roy Plomley on Desert Island Discs on 25 February 1951. [5]
Blithe Spirit, directed by David Lean, starring Rex Harrison and Constance Cummings, based on the play by Noël Coward – Blood on the Sun , starring James Cagney The Body Snatcher , directed by Robert Wise , starring Boris Karloff
Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward, described by the author as "an improbable farce in three acts". [1] The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a séance , hoping to gather material for his next book.
Blithe Spirit may refer to: Blithe Spirit (play) , a 1941 comic play written by Noël Coward Blithe Spirit (1945 film) , a British comedy film based on the play
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