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Other films like this?

posted 9 years ago by ph75006
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Can anyone suggest other films that are somewhat similar in comedic tone? Stories involving seances and spirits, ghosts, eccentric old ladies, etc?

[–] PrometheusTree64 9 years ago

The original THE HAUNTING (1963), THE UNINVITED (1944), and THE INNOCENTS (1961) are generally regarded as the best ghost/haunted house movies ever made and I tend to agree.

While GHOST AND MRS MUIR, THE PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY, BLITHE SPIRIT and THE CANTERVILLE GHOST are other examples of well-liked 1940s ghost movies.

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[–] ph75006 9 years ago

Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately, I've already seen all of those. And indeed, you're right, they were brilliant.

[–] Bel_Zedar 9 years ago

'High Spirits' with Peter O'Toole and Darryl Hannah. And there's are several other versions of Blithe Spirit. I've seen the 1966 one on Youtube - with Dirk Bogarde. Madame Arcati was played by Ruth Gordon, Clint Eastwood's Ma in Any Which Way You Can.

[–] MurfTO 9 years ago

Topper (1937) with two sequels
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Bell Book and Candle (1958)
Family Plot (1976)
Deathtrap (1982)
Maxie (1985)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Curtain Call (1998)

[–] louiseculmer 8 years ago

Castle in the Air is another film with Margaret Rutherford that involves ghosts.

[–] caladon 7 years ago

The Spirit is Willing (1967)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062298/

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