The ghost and mrs muir

It works as well as it does because of understatement, and its still a charming and captivating film more than 60. The classic 1947 academyaward nominee the ghost and mrs. In 1900, lucy muir gene tierney, widowed for one year, decides to move out of her controlling inlaws house in london to the english seaside with her adolescent daughter anna natalie wood and their long devoted maid martha edna best. Muir easily could have stumbled into melodrama or dramedy. We hope youre not a color snob, which is to say that if a movie is in black and white, youll pass. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the ghost and mrs. For superb originality and authorship, five stars are easily earned. Cairn terrier fans who think theyve seen every movie with a cairn in it should be sure they havent overlooked the 1947 film, the ghost and mrs.

They dont know that the house is haunted by the ghost of captain daniel gregg. Muir is refreshingly unique, surely startlingly original in its day, in beautifullytold prose. She acquaints us with lucy, anna, gregg, and martha endearingly. After nbc cancelled the series, it aired on abc for one season before being cancelled a final time. Muir 1947 is a romanticfantasy film starring gene tierney and rex harrison.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Muir is an american sitcom based on the 1947 film of the same name, which was based on the 1945 novel by r. Muir may hit some structural bumps, but scene by scene, its beautifully crafted mankiewicz shows a deft touch with his actors, and langs lush, suitably salty blackandwhite cinematography earned him an academy award nomination. She soon discovers her new home is haunted by the handsome ghost of a sea captain. Langes work was recognized twice with an emmy award, once for each season. Gene tierney, rex harrison and a young natalie wood costar in one of the most romantic ghost stories of all time. That girl season one episode one dont just do something, stand there duration. Scarce first australian edition of the ghost and mrs. Muir 1947 is a romantic fantasy film starring gene tierney and rex harrison. 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.

Gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, edna best, vanessa brown, anna lee, robert coote, natalie wood, isobel elsom. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the ghost and mrs. 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. It is based on a 1945 novel written by josephine leslie under the pseudonym of r. Dick did a fantastic job of composing a story with levity and hope in what could have been a very depressing tale. Muir this is the story of a girl who falls in love with a ghost but not an ordinary spook. The series starred hope lange and edward mulhare in the title roles. Mankiewiczs cinematic romance starring gene tierney and rex harrison. Burdened by debt after her husbands death, lucy muir insists on moving into the very cheap gull cottage in the quaint seaside village of whitecliff, despite multiple warnings that the house is haunted. Muir episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. A romance between a young widow and a sea captains ghost weaves a magical tale of immortal love. The film ended up being remade as a pedestrian tv sitcom in the late 1960s. Muir tv series 19681970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Top notch perfromances from all the cast, but the two things that stands out are the brilliant bw photographer charles lang its simply stunning and b.

Muir 19681970 comedy fantasy 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. 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. I have seen the movie many, many, times but only recently noticed it was based upon a novel. Lucy muir, a beautiful widow, moves with her daughter into a seaside cottage. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the ghost and mrs. With gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, edna best. The ghost of christmas past season 2, episode 14 this christmas fantasy finds the captain edward mulhare alive and welland in love with mrs. Lucy muir gene tierney is a strong willed widow who lives in victorian england with her daughter natalie wood. Capitan gregg became one of my role models along with cary grant, professor higgins, atticus finch, and albert einstein.

Muir original soundtrack on allmusic 1997 one of bernard herrmanns earliest scores, the. As that girl, gene tierney gives, what undoubtedly is her best performance to date. Muir a widow gene tierney develops a friendship with the ghost of a cantankerous sea captain rex harrison who haunts her seaside house until a fleshandblood suitor turns up. Muir is a wonderfully sentimental and imaginative portrait of what originality can accomplish. Muir is a superb illustration of how postworld war ii hollywood could deftly handle a romantic fable during an era when the movies could deliver escapism without bigbudget pyrotechnics. Muir with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Muir 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.

Reta shaw, harlen carraher, edward mulhare, charles nelson reilly, hope lange, kellie flanagan, dabbs greer, mason curry. The ghost and mrs muir balconygreen eyes by theanglophile. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the ghost and mrs. Muir became one of my mothers favorite and most watched movies. Muir is based upon a lean victorian novel by josephine leslie who published under the name r. Dick in 1945 for fear of misogyny leading to no or low sales. They move to gull cottage in a small english seaside village. Irelands josephine aimee campbell leslie was an eloquent, gifted authoress. The novel is a romantic ghost story, more novella than epic.

Muir is stunning, even more so if you realize that it was filmed in california, not england, and that the wonderful cottage was completely built by the crew and it had no running water or electricity. Bekijk meer ideeen over 1970s, oude tv en oude films. Starring hope lange and edward mulhare, with reta shaw and. When my father died when i was seven, the ghost and mrs. In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted.

Mankiewicz, and is based on a 1945 novel written by josephine leslie under the pseudonym of r. When lucy loses her income, the captain comes up with a solution to her financial woes and, in the process, wins her heart. Muir is a situation comedy that aired on nbc during 19681969 and abc during 19691970. Dicks novel, this film is a romantic fantasy about a widow who moves into a reportedly haunted cottage on the english seaside. Carolyn muir rents charming maine gull cottage for her family and finds that it comes with a resident ghost.