Like its tvsitcom counterpart of the 1960s, the original film version of the ghost and mrs. Lucy discovers the ghost of the deceased former owner, sea captain daniel gregg rex harrison, is haunting the house, but gathers the courage to stand up to him, and woman and ghost become friends. This film suited them both, rex as the ghost trying to scare the living daylights out of mrs muir a widow, whose trying her hardess to get away from her overbearing husbands family. Muir 1947 is a romanticfantasy film starring gene tierney and rex. Muir 1947 is a romanticfantasy film starring gene tierney and rex harrison. The positive is gene tierneys controlled performance. Dialog makes full use of salty expressions to point up chuckles.
When recent widow lucy muir gene tierney rents a house by the ocean, she discovers that its haunted by a cantankerous sea captain rex harrison. They move to gull cottage in a small english seaside village. However, it isnt showing up except for a few seconds. With gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, edna best. I was 15 when i saw this movie, on french tv i m french cineclub. Dicks novel, this film is a romantic fantasy about a widow who moves into a reportedly. With this new lease of life comes a catch, an old sea dog named captain daniel gregg sir rex harrison still resides there, but as a ghost, who wont let go of. Muir 1947 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. Hawerchuk in black panther 2018 a superhero movie not too rotten that changes the usual crap, even if its a tad naive and outdated, at least its exotic. Sure enough, that very night she meets the ghost of crusty former. Muir, bought the screen rights, and commissioned philip dunne to adapt it for the big screen. Muir gene tierney and her young daughter anna natalie wood in victorian england, find a new life in a small english seaside town, and gull cottage. Muir remains a pleasurable film, despite its failings, and it. Dec 05, 2016 sherlock holmes the spider woman 1943 full movie the best classic movies classic cinema duration.
I never forgot the impression it made on me, thought it was such a tragic but beautiful story, between a young lady, mother, willing to be independant and fighting against rigid educationnal habits of this time, and falling in love with a strong personality, but ghost, and also with a bad guy, and finally living all her. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over. Muir wasnt filmed anywhere near the coast of england its exteriors, shot in palos verdes and near big sur, are pure california you can almost smell the briny air in every scene, getting a ghostly whiff of turnofthecentury seaside britain. Muir, the 1947 0039420 gene tierney in the ghost and. Muir 1950 defying her conventional inlaws, young widow lucy muir gene tierney leaves london with her young daughter and moves away for a quieter life in a secluded seaside.
Eventually, they fall in love, but their romance is challenged when a fleshandblood suitor george sanders turns up. A surly sea captain rex harrison haunts the place, but once lucy and the ghost get to know each other, lucys initial fear subsides and the two settle into a comfortable friendship. Muir easily could have stumbled into melodrama or dramedy. In an unlikely turn of events, the two develop a friendship. Lovely young widow carolyn muir, her two young children, and the maid discover that the new england seaside house theyve moved into is haunted by the former owner an old salt named captain daniel gregg. Homage to one of the best hollywood movies of the 1940s. Mankiewiczs 1947 romantic fantasy the ghost and mrs. Watch the ghost and mrs muir watch movies online free youtube. Aug 18, 2010 lucy muir gene tierney is a strong willed widow who lives in victorian england with her daughter natalie wood. It works as well as it does because of understatement, and its still a charming and captivating film more than 60. The captain even helps her earn money by ghostwriting a book. I saw this movie the ghost and mrs muir many years ago and would love to see it again. Muir stars gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, edna best the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100. When recent widow lucy muir gene tierney rents a house by the ocean.
It is funny, poignant and sad all at the same time and. A romance between a young widow and a sea captains ghost weaves a magical tale of immortal love. Muir 1947, the portrait of captain daniel gregg rex harrison plays a prominent part in the movie. Finds the perfect place, the cottage that nobody stays for long in and even the estate agent does not wish to sell the place to her thinking she will be scared too. Defying her conventional inlaws, young widow lucy muir gene tierney leaves london with her young daughter and moves away for a quieter life in a secluded seaside cottage. Incredibly romantic film with a major gbf rating goosebump factor. Gene tierney plays turn of the century widow lucy muir, who escapes her impossible inlaws by moving into an old house on the english seacoast. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1947 movies 1947. Nov 22, 20 in the 20th century fox classic the ghost and mrs. But rex harrison steals the movie with his performance as the rascally sea captain ghost who is both confused by mrs. Gregg at first resists this intrusion, but he develops a ghostly love for his uninvited guest.
Muir 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is a charming and romantic period piece with two truly great actors portraying the ghost. When lucy muir gene tierney first arrives at gull cottage as a prospective buyer she opens the door to the living room and finds two eyes glaring at herit turns out to be the light reflecting off of an oil portrait of the former. Determined to live her life the way she wants, newly widowed lucy muir gene tierney declines her straitlaced inlaws demand that she live with them and moves with her daughter a young natalie wood to the seaside into a cottage haunted by the handsome, blustering captain gregg rex harrison. Muir script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the gene tierney and rex harrison movie. Without surprises but full of ideas, a classic and friendly marvel. Lucy muir the elegant gene tierney is a young widow in the early 1900s with a daughter nineyearold natalie wood she adores, living with her suffocating inlaws, who represent the oppression of the. Muir in 123movies, defying her conventional inlaws, young widow lucy muir gene tierney leaves london with her young daughter and moves away for a quieter life in a secluded seaside cottage. In 1900, strongwilled widow lucy muir goes to live in gull cottage by the british seaside, even though it appears to be haunted. So seeing it on this video i was surprised in many ways. Muir starring gene tierney in this drama on directv. The classic 1947 academyaward nominee the ghost and mrs.
Sherlock holmes the spider woman 1943 full movie the best classic movies classic cinema duration. London widow gene tierney loves cottages sea captains ghost rex harrison. Mankiewicz, with gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, at turner classic movies. With hope lange, edward mulhare, reta shaw, harlen carraher. Watch the ghost and mrs muir watch movies online free. Muir featured an unforgettably romantic seaside house called gull cottage gene tierney starred as lucy muir, a young widow who rents the cottage, only to discover that the handsome sea captain who died there is still haunting it. Muir online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted.
Muir on digital and stream instantly or download offline. In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the ghost and mrs. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the ghost and mrs. My version of the trailer of the movie mrs muir and the ghost by mankiewicz. Mankiewicz, and is based on a 1945 novel written by josephine leslie under the pseudonym of r. I never forgot the impression it made on me, thought it was such a tragic but. In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
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