The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Starring: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer: Philip Dunne
Producer: Fred Kohlmar
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is a 1947 American supernatural romantic fantasy film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Based on a 1945 novel written by Josephine Leslie under the pseudonym of R. A. Dick, the film follows a widow in 1900 Whitecliff, England, who develops a unique relationship with the ghost of a sea captain haunting her seaside cottage.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.
- Initially, June Lockhart and Richard Ney were cast in the roles of Anna and Miles Fairley, respectively, but Ney had to leave due to scheduling conflicts with another film, Ivy (1947).
- Darryl F. Zanuck, the studio production chief, had originally envisioned John M. Stahl as the director, praising his work on Holy Matrimony (1943) for its similar English humor and sentiment.
- Zanuck also considered Norma Shearer for the role of Lucy.
Filming Locations
- Some scenes were filmed in February 1947 on a beach near Stillwater Cove in Pebble Beach.
Previous Showings
15 Runs • 9 Festivals
21,031 tickets sold
All runs on record (15):
- September 19 - 21, 1990 · 1,833 ticketsw/ Laura
- January 11 - 17, 1992 · 3,957 ticketsw/ Laura
- September 18 - 24, 1993 · 2,393 ticketsw/ Laura
- February 4 - 9, 1995 · 1,919 ticketsw/ Anna and the King of Siam
- June 12 - 13, 1995 · 258 ticketsw/ Hangover Square
- July 25 - 26, 1996 · 1,108 ticketsw/ Laura
- July 30 - 31, 1998 · 673 ticketsDear Old Hollywoodw/ Anna and the King of Siam
- September 11 - 16, 1999 · 1,982 ticketssummer99w/ Laura
- November 30 - December 1, 2002 · 972 ticketsFall Folliesw/ Laura
- November 1 - 2, 2006 · 321 tickets20th Century-Fox 2006w/ Hangover Square
- November 8 - 9, 2009 · 585 tickets20th Anniversary Festivalw/ Topper
- November 27 - 29, 2010 · 1,005 ticketsFall 2010 Featuring film noir every Thursday and Fridayw/ Topper
- July 27 - 30, 2013 · 1,692 ticketsSummer 2013w/ Laura
- September 10 - 13, 2016 · 1,137 ticketsSummer 2016w/ All About Eve
- August 24 - 26, 2018 · 1,196 ticketsSummer 2018w/ All About Eve