Blithe Spirit (1956 film)
- Blithe Spirit (1956 film)
Infobox Film
name = Blithe Spirit
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director = Noel Coward
Frederick De Cordova
Franklin J. Schaffner (Series Crew)
Paul Harrison (Series Crew)
producer = Richard Lewine
writer = Noel Coward (play)
John Tackaberry (Series Crew)
starring = Lauren Bacall
Claudette Colbert
Noel Coward
Mildred Natwick
music = Frank Denning (Series Crew)
cinematography =
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distributor = CBS Television
released = 14 January 1956
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country = flagicon|USA USA
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language = English
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imdb_id = 0581145The version of "Blithe Spirit" discussed in this article is a 1956 live performance, preserved on kinescope. The production was directed by Noel Coward and Frederick De Cordova, produced by Richard Lewine, and starred Coward, Lauren Bacall, and Claudette Colbert. It aired as an episode of the CBS monthly anthology series "Ford Star Jubilee". The original broadcast was in color, and surviving kinescope prints are black-and-white.
Claudette Colbert portrays Noel Coward's second wife in the production. Harassed by the ghost of Coward's first wife (Lauren Bacall, who has accidentally been summoned up in a seance), she is killed in a car crash after Bacall tampers with the brakes in an attempt to kill Noel Coward. She appears as a ghost throughout the rest of the story. Mildred Natwick, who portrayed the eccentric medium Madame Arcati, was nominated for Primetime Emmy for Best Supporting Performance by an Actress.
Plot
Charles Condomine is a writer living in the English countryside with his second wife Ruth. He's researching a book involving metaphysics and invites a medium, Madame Arcati, to his home for dinner and a seance. The ghost of his first wife Elvira is accidentally summoned and she proceeds to wreak havoc with his present wife.
Cast
*Lauren Bacall as Elvira Condomine
*Claudette Colbert as Ruth Condomine
*Noel Coward as Charles Condomine
*Brenda Forbes as Mrs. Bradman
*Mildred Natwick as Madame Arcati
*Marion Ross as Edith
*Philip Tonge as Dr. Bradman
Movie connections
*"Blithe Spirit" (1945)
*"Blithe Spirit" (1946) (TV)
*"Blithe Spirit" (1948) (TV)
*"Blithe Spirit" (1966) (TV)
External links
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