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In the seventeenth century, Sir Simon de Canterville (Charles Laughton) is forced by the Code of Chivalry to engage in a duel on behalf of his brother, but flees to the family castle when his opponent engages a substitute—a giant, the Bold Sir Guy (played by an uncredited Tor Johnson).
The Canterville Ghost: Directed by Jules Dassin, Norman Z. McLeod. With Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien, William Gargan. The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
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- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Jules Dassin, Norman Z. McLeod
- 1944-08
Oct 17, 2020 · The Canterville Ghost (1944) is the original Beetlejuice, a tale of a ghost scaring off people for a living for 300 years, waiting for a curse to be broken.
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- Jules Dassin
- 95 min
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Canterville Ghost, The - (Original Trailer) A ghost (Charles Laughton) who died a coward tries to inspire U.S. GIs to become heroes in The Canterville Ghost (1944), directed by Jules Dassin.
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In the 1600s, cowardly Sir Simon of Canterville flees a duel and seeks solace in the family castle. His ashamed father seals him in the room where he is hiding and dooms him to life as a ghost until one of his descendants performs a brave deed.