The ghost of an 18th century Scottish Glourie (Robert Donat) is cursed to walk within the walls of the castle following being shamed by a rival clan. In the 20th century an American food magnate (Eugene Pallette) decides to buy the castle when it comes on the market and transport and ship the castle brick by brick to Florida, USA, ghost and all.
An interesting satire from producer Alexander Korda as he and French director René Clair demonstrate the vulgarity of American consumerism. Written by Robert E. Sherwood and Geoffrey Kerr, the script is bang on the mark, although both Korda and Clair's visions sadly differed. Donat is superb in the dual role as 20th century Glourie and the tartan clad ghost in one of his best roles in one of his best years, but there is a sense that the film could have been so much better and a masterpiece which it just falls short of being. It also suffers from mostly being set bound with some dreadful modelling work.
An interesting satire from producer Alexander Korda as he and French director René Clair demonstrate the vulgarity of American consumerism. Written by Robert E. Sherwood and Geoffrey Kerr, the script is bang on the mark, although both Korda and Clair's visions sadly differed. Donat is superb in the dual role as 20th century Glourie and the tartan clad ghost in one of his best roles in one of his best years, but there is a sense that the film could have been so much better and a masterpiece which it just falls short of being. It also suffers from mostly being set bound with some dreadful modelling work.