Old movie about falling in love with a ghost?
August 31, 2023 4:36 PM Subscribe
I watched Blithe Spirit (1945) last weekend. It was entertaining enough (if you overlook the dated gender stereotypes) but it wasn't the film I thought I was going to see. Please help me remember the other one.
A long time ago, I watched a romantic old film – I think it was in black & white – in which the protagonist fell in love with a girl who was a ghost. She was shown semi-transparently, I think, rather than with a green hue like in the David Lean film. I don't remember the name of the film, but I later assumed it was Blithe Spirit, which I now know to be wrong. Any ideas what it could've been?
A long time ago, I watched a romantic old film – I think it was in black & white – in which the protagonist fell in love with a girl who was a ghost. She was shown semi-transparently, I think, rather than with a green hue like in the David Lean film. I don't remember the name of the film, but I later assumed it was Blithe Spirit, which I now know to be wrong. Any ideas what it could've been?
I agree that Portrait of Jeannie sounds like the most likely candidate.
Just on the off-chance it's been long enough ago that your memory might be hazy, I do want to mention The Ghost and Mrs Muir though. The ghost is male and the protagonist is female, but otherwise could fit.
posted by Saucy Possum at 5:50 PM on August 31, 2023 [5 favorites]
Just on the off-chance it's been long enough ago that your memory might be hazy, I do want to mention The Ghost and Mrs Muir though. The ghost is male and the protagonist is female, but otherwise could fit.
posted by Saucy Possum at 5:50 PM on August 31, 2023 [5 favorites]
This could be a stretch, but Topper (1937) used a transparent ghost effect with Constance Bennett and Cary Grant.
posted by VirginiaPlain at 6:30 PM on August 31, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by VirginiaPlain at 6:30 PM on August 31, 2023 [4 favorites]
Response by poster: These all sound like interesting films to check out, but none sound like the one I'm thinking of. I realise now it'll be hard for me to know for sure unless I watch it. Thanks anyway!
posted by snarfois at 6:56 AM on September 1, 2023
posted by snarfois at 6:56 AM on September 1, 2023
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947 is a classic. There was also a tv series done in the late 1960s.
posted by Enid Lareg at 9:14 AM on September 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Enid Lareg at 9:14 AM on September 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
Could it be "I Married a Witch" with Veronica Lake? She is a 17th Century witch who comes back to cause mischief. I believe she is ghostly for part of it.
posted by agatha_magatha at 9:16 AM on September 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by agatha_magatha at 9:16 AM on September 1, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by Stacey at 4:53 PM on August 31, 2023 [3 favorites]