The Canterville Ghost Page #2

Synopsis: 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. Simon believes he may be saved when he meets Cuffy Williams, an American kinsman stationed with a troop of soldiers at the castle in 1943. Will this blood relative save the family honor, or will his blood be as yellow as the rest of the Cantervilles?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Production: Warner Home Video
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
PASSED
Year:
1944
95 min
381 Views


YOU KNOW,

AUNTIE,

YOU'RE NOT WELL.

OH, VERY WELL.

EXTEND MY REGRETS

TO THE SOLDIERS:

AND TELL THEM:

I'LL COME TO SEE THEM

AS SOON AS I'M ABLE.

YES, MA'AM.

AUNTIE,

WHAT DOES IT MEAN-

NOBLESSE OBLIGE?

OH, THAT'S JUS AN EXPRESSION, DARLING.

BUT WHA DOES IT MEAN?

YOU WERE GOING OU BECAUSE OF IT.

NOBLESSE OBLIGE:

IS FRENCH.

IT MEANS-WELL, YOU'RE

LADY JESSICA DE CANTERVILLE,

AND I'M THE HONORABLE

MRS. POLVERDINE.

THOSE OF US WHO ARE NOBLY BORN

MUST PROVE THEMSELVES WORTHY OF I BY BEING EVER KIND

AND GRACIOUS:

AND THOUGHTFUL:

FOR OTHERS,

AND BY LIVING:

NOT TO TAKE,

BUT TO GIVE.

THAT IS OUR OBLIGATION.

SO, WHEN GUESTS ARRIVE,

WHY, WE MUST WELCOME THEM

AND SEE THAT THEY ENJOY

THEIR STAY WITH US.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND,

CHILD?

YES.

AUNTIE, THESE AMERICANS,

WILL THEY BE:

COWBOYS AND INDIANS?

SOME OF THEM,

I DARE SAY.

AUNTIE, WHAT DOES ONE DO

TO MAKE INDIANS WELCOME?

JESSICA! YOU'RE NO THINKING OF GOING.

YES. SOMEONE SHOULD

MAKE OUR GUESTS WELCOME.

BUT AREN'T YOU

AFRAID OF THE GHOST?

YES, AUNTIE.

AND YOU STILL THINK

YOU OUGHT TO GO?

YES, AUNTIE. IT IS

MY CASTLE, ISN'T IT?

YOU'RE ONLY 6,

DARLING.

I KNOW, BUT, AUNTIE,

NOBLESSE OBLIGE.

IT-IT STARTS WHEN

YOU'RE BORN, DOESN'T IT?

RUN ALONG, THEN.

THANK YOU, AUNTIE.

OH!

STAY CLOSE:

TO MRS. UMNEY.

DON'T WORRY

ABOUT ME, AUNTIE.

GHOSTS ALMOST NEVER

COME OUT IN THE DAYTIME.

OK, EVERYBODY,

WE'RE MOVING IN!

WELCOME TO CANTERVILLE

CASTLE, GENTLEMEN.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, MISTER.

SOME SPREAD.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

WHAT A PLACE!

HELLO.

HIYA,

MR. CANTERVILLE.

WHY-

WOW! PIPE THE GUY

IN THE TIN SUIT.

HEY, THIS IS OK.

YOU AIN'T KIDDIN'.

SAY, ALL THIS ROOM

IN ONE ROOM.

YODEL-LEI-HEE!

WONDER WHEN:

THE TRAINS COME IN.

HEY, THIS PLACE

KIND OF REMINDS ME

OF THE OLD MANHATTAN

BOXING ARENA.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW,

SLAP-HAPPY?

THE ONLY THING:

YOU SAW IN THE AREA

WAS THE CEILING WHEN

THEY CARRIED YOU OUT.

WELL,

NOT BAD.

NOT HALF BAD,

BY JOVE.

PUP TENTS ARE OK

FOR THE HOI POLLOI.

ME, I PREFER THE COMFORTS

OF THE HEARTH.

YES, SIR, WITHOUT THE SIMPLE

LUXURIES OF LIFE-

A COMFORTABLE CHAIR, A CHEERY

BLAZE, AND A SPOT OF BRANDY,

I SIMPLY WILT AWAY

AND PERISH.

TAKE YOUR BIG FEE OFF OF THERE, WILLIAMS,

OR I'LL PERISH YOU.

GET A GOOD NIGHT'S

SLEEP, MEN.

YOU'LL NEED IT.

YOU WANT ME, MR. PEABODY, I'LL

BE AT HEADQUARTERS IN THE VILLAGE.

YES, SIR, CAPTAIN.

GOOD NIGHT.

ATTENTION!

REMEMBER, SERGEANT,

THIS IS NOT OUR PROPERTY.

YES, SIR.

CARRY ON.

WILLIAMS, YOU DON' DO THAT AT HOME, DO YOU?

YEAH.

WELL, DON'T DO IT HERE!

I BEG:

YOUR PARDON.

SHALL I SERVE TEA

NOW, GENTLEMEN?

TEA?

MRS. UMNEY THOUGH AFTER YOUR JOURNEY

YOU'D BE A BIT DONE IN.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

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Edwin Blum

Edwin Harvey Blum (2 August 1906 – 2 May 1995) was an American screenwriter.He was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and died in Santa Monica, California. Films written by Blum include Stalag 17, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Gung Ho. more…

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