The ghost and mrs muir 1947 film completes

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. The first release of the complete soundtrack to this alltime great romancer. Muir, gene tierney plays a widowed turnofthecentury londoner with no apparent prurient interests. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. In 1945, 20th century fox bought the film rights to the novel, which had been published only in the united kingdom at that time. Mankiewicz to be released on bluray this year by fox and like the other twoa letter to three wives and cleopatra it looks absolutely stunning on bluray. Muir soundtrack from 1947, composed by bernard herrmann. Muir 1947 is a romantic fantasy film starring gene tierney and rex harrison.

To show time has passed, the wooden fence on the beach deteriorates, but the top of the fence, with anna muir carved in it, was never anywhere near the water it was way up inland, far away from the waters edge but now it is in the water, waves washing over it. Dicks novel, this film is a romantic fantasy about a widow who moves into a reportedly haunted cottage on the english seaside. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Homage to one of the best hollywood movies of the 1940s. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central. Romantic ghost stories are often more about the absence of sex than the presence of spirits. Until recently, i did not know that the movie was a screen adaptation of a novel by r. The 210acre park, which includes a campground, is about 16 miles north of. Muir was nominated for an academy award for best cinematography black and white.

Muir was his most expressive body of dramatic music, not really a surprise since a portion of its material was stolen by herrmann from his own contemporary opera wuthering heights. Anna lee, edna best, gene tierney, george sanders, rex harrison, vanessa brown official content from twentieth century. Sure enough, that very night she meets the ghost of crusty former owner captain gregg. The ghost and mrs muir not so desperate hours 207 by shane. Gene tierney plays turnofthecentury widow lucy muir, who escapes her impossible inlaws by moving into an old house on the english seacoast. The ghost and mrs muir complete dvd set great quality set set comes on 10 dvd. Mankiewiczs 1947 romantic fantasy the ghost and mrs. Gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, natalie wood, joseph l. But rex harrison steals the movie with his performance as the rascally sea captain ghost who is both confused by mrs. Muir, the 1947 0039420 gene tierney in the ghost and mrs. At the risk of losing my man card, im going to admit that the 1947 movie the ghost and mrs. Anna lee, edna best, gene tierney, george sanders, rex harrison.

Its a lovely film that casts its spell on you and holds your attention throughout with its surprising twists and turns. Muir easily could have stumbled into melodrama or dramedy. The slowly unfolding story has a light spirit, an easy energy, and an appealing dose of charm. 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 was broadcast on lux radio theatre on december 1, 1947, with madeleine carroll and charles boyer in the starring roles, and on screen directors playhouse on. Released by varese sarabande in 1997 vsd 5850 containing music from the ghost and mrs. Mankiewicz, with gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, at turner classic movies. Rex harrisondr doolittle, my fair lady and gene tierney an acress of many talents. They move to gull cottage in a small english seaside village. It ran for two seasons, one on nbc and one on abc, and emphasized broad humor rather than the romantic elements of this movie.

This is what the exterior looked like on tv in the 1960s above. Despite the warnings of realtor combe robert coote that the house might be haunted, the tenacious young widow. It works as well as it does because of understatement, and its still a charming and captivating film more than 60. The film ended up being remade as a pedestrian tv sitcom in the late 1960s. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the ghost and mrs. It is based on a 1945 novel written by josephine leslie under the pseudonym of r.

Sure enough, that very night she meets the ghost of crusty former owner captain greggand refuses to be scared off. The thematic material displays a level of elegance and delicacy that put it head and shoulders above the standard for film. Like its tvsitcom counterpart of the 1960s, the original film version of the ghost and mrs. 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. With gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, edna best. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Muir encounters the ghost, the two strike an eerie, yet deep relationship, which grows even more when lucy, forced to earn the money for payment of the cottage, writes a book about the captains sea encounters. Muir 1947 in 1900, strongwilled widow lucy muir goes to live in gull cottage by the british seaside, even though it appears to be haunted. Muir 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 1947 gene tierney and george sanders in the ghost. Incredibly romantic film with a major gbf rating goosebump factor.

A redo of one of my old videos, a tribute to the film the ghost and mrs. There is something peculiar about the ghost and mrs. Aug 18, 2010 lucy muir gene tierney is a strong willed widow who lives in victorian england with her daughter natalie wood. With this new lease of life comes a catch, an old sea dog named capt. The novel was adapted for the screen by american screenwriter philip dunne. The interiors for the tv show were sets on a soundstage, so they looked very different and not as nice. Muir 1947 is a romanticfantasy film starring gene tierney and rex harrison. I never saw the sitcom but the film is one of my alltime favorites and i absolutely love the house and bedroom of mrs.

Widowed lucy muir gene tierney falls for ghostly sea captain daniel gregg rex harrison in this romantic fantasy, which itself returned from the grave to haunt tv screens as a comedy series in the late sixties. However, it isnt showing up except for a few seconds. To show time has passed, the wooden fence on the beach deteriorates, but the top of the fence, with anna muir carved in it, was never anywhere near the water it was way up inland, far away from the waters edge but. Muir is an american sitcom based on the 1947 film of the same name, which was based on the 1945 novel by r.

As that girl, gene tierney gives, what undoubtedly is her best performance to date. After nbc cancelled the series, it aired on abc for one season before being cancelled a final time. Arguably the best soundtrack that bernard herrmann ever composed, the ghost and mrs. At the end, lucy is sitting in the big chair in her bedroom, and martha leaves, pulling the door closed with her. In a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost. Muir was adapted as an hourlong radio play on the december 1, 1947 broadcast of lux radio theater with charles boyer and madeleine carroll, and was also adapted on the august 16, 1951 screen directors playhouse with boyer and jane wyatt. Lucy muir gene tierney is a strong willed widow who lives in victorian england with her daughter natalie wood. Gene tierney cited in the title visiting from the coast, noticed by fairley george sanders, who wangles her an appointment with sproule whitford kane, so she can pitch the book written by deceased captain gregg rex harrison, who assists, in the ghost and mrs. Muir is a gentle and warm romantic fable about a woman and the ghost she grows to love. Lucy muir, a widow of one year, decides to start life anew, with daughter and faithful housekeeper, in a cottage by the sea, despite the warnings by the real estate salesman that the house is haunted by the ghost of its former owner, a seaman, capt. It ran for two seasons, one on nbc and one on abc, and emphasized broad humor.

Muir 1947 set to loreena mckennitts penelopes song. See more ideas about old movies, classic movies and gene tierney. Ive watched it a dozen times over the past 50 years. I only remember the classic 1947 movie, but based on the number of you who have mentioned it to me, i might be the only one who.

The show was based on the eponymous 1947 film which had starred gene tierney and rex harrison and was in turn based on a 1945 novel by r. The ghost and mrs muir is based on a 1945 novel of the same name, written by english author josephine leslie under the pseudonym of r. This film suited them both, rex as the ghost trying to scare the living daylights out of mrs muir a widow, whose trying her. May 28, 2008 homage to one of the best hollywood movies of the 1940s. Muir script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the gene tierney and rex harrison movie.

Set in england, the coastal location is stillwater cove regional park in sonoma county, northern california. 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. 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. Muir 1947 not rated comedy, drama, fantasy, mystery, romance, thriller.