Charles Condomine (Rex Harrison) is writing about the underhand jiggery-pokery perpetrated by those who claim to be in touch with spirits. He invites the eccentric old medium, Madam Arcati (Margaret Rutherford) to hold a séance in his house, in order to study her methods. However, he's in for a nasty shock. She's the genuine article and she manages to call up the ghost of his first wife - a very mischievous spirit who teases and torments Charles and the second Mrs Condomine. Madam Arcati tries out various dotty techniques for sending the disruptive former-wife back to the here-after, but really, she just doesn't know how to do it. It's all very vexing for Charles. He wouldn't mind at all if the two wives could only get on nicely together, but Elvira (the ghost) is such an irrepressible rascal and Ruth (the current wife) fails to see the funny side of it. And to Madam Arcati, it's all just endlessly fascinating.

The film has been a favourite of mine for years (decades). I bought… more »

Charles Condomine (Rex Harrison) is writing about the underhand jiggery-pokery perpetrated by those who claim to be in touch with spirits. He invites the eccentric old medium, Madam Arcati (Margaret Rutherford) to hold a séance in his house, in order to study her methods. However, he's in for a nasty shock. She's the genuine article and she manages to call up the ghost of his first wife - a very mischievous spirit who teases and torments Charles and the second Mrs Condomine. Madam Arcati tries out various dotty techniques for sending the disruptive former-wife back to the here-after, but really, she just doesn't know how to do it. It's all very vexing for Charles. He wouldn't mind at all if the two wives could only get on nicely together, but Elvira (the ghost) is such an irrepressible rascal and Ruth (the current wife) fails to see the funny side of it. And to Madam Arcati, it's all just endlessly fascinating.

The film has been a favourite of mine for years (decades). I bought the DVD as soon as it was available (about 4 years ago) and have watched it several times since then. It's in surprisingly good condition for its age. The picture and sound quality are just fine. And the dialogue seems just as clever and funny as it ever did. Excellent film. Highly recommended!