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The Ghost Goes West (1936)
Peggy Martin, daughter of a wealthy American businessman, persuades her father to buy a haunted Scottish castle from Donald Glourie. As the castle is dismantled and transported to Florida, its ghost tags along. Donald and Peggy fall in love, but the restless apparition proves to unwelcome, and they must find a way to appease the kilt-wearing spirit.
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Peggy Martin, daughter of a wealthy American businessman, persuades her father to buy a haunted Scottish castle from Donald Glourie. As the castle is dismantled and transported to Florida, its ghost tags along. Donald and Peggy fall in love, but the restless apparition proves to unwelcome, and they must find a way to appease the kilt-wearing spirit.
Rating:NR
Genre:Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
Written By:René Clair, Eric Keown, Robert E. Sherwood, Geoffrey Kerr
In Theaters:1/10/1936
Box Office:$175,000
Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:London Films Productions
Cast
René Clair
Director
Robert Donat
Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
Jean Parker
Peggy Martin
Eugene Pallette
Mr. Joe Martin
Elsa Lanchester
Miss Shepperton
Ralph Bunker
Ed L. Bigelow
Patricia Hilliard
Shepherdess
Everley Gregg
Mrs. Gladys Martin
Morton Selten
The Glourie
Chili Bouchier
Cleopatra
Herbert Lomas
Fergus
Mark Daly
Murdoch's Groom
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