The Canterville Ghost (1944 film)
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The Canterville Ghost (1944 film) is a comedic fantasy movie loosely based on Oscar Wilde’s short story, featuring a cowardly ghost seeking redemption with the help of American soldiers during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Canterville Ghost (1944 film) canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Canterville Ghost (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characteristic | loosely based on Oscar Wilde’s original story ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Charles B. Lang Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement | supernatural comedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Jules Dassin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew's Inc.
NERFINISHED
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Chandler House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| filmingFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSourceGenre | short story ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cowardice and bravery
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culture clash between Americans and British ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sir Simon de Canterville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a ghost cursed for cowardice who must perform a brave act to break the curse ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | light-hearted ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A cowardly ghost seeks redemption with the help of American soldiers stationed in England during World War II. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Charles Laughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Everett Riskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | July 1944 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edwin Blum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Everett Riskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Charles Laughton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Rags Ragland NERFINISHED ⓘ Reginald Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gargan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| title | The Canterville Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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