The Ghost Goes West
1935 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 2,233 VOTES · DIR. René Clair
Overview
Donald Glourie shares his crumbling ancestral home with the ghost of his Highland ancestor, Murdoch, who has been condemned to haunt the castle until he avenges a 200-year-old insult from a rival clan. To clear his mounting debts, Donald sells the dilapidated pile to an American businessman, Mr Martin, who has the castle complete with the Glourie ghost transported and rebuilt in Florida. While old-world gentility rubs up comically against 20th-century materialism, Martin's daughter takes a liking to both Donald and Murdoch, convinced they are one and the same man...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,130 lines
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00:00:15 THE GHOST GOES WEST
00:04:59 - Mine. - No, no, it's Jean's.
00:08:31 But what do you want with them?
00:10:59 - Come on! - Get that cannon, Glourie!
00:17:20 He's hiding somewhere around this castle, and I propose to find him!
00:19:52 Oh, that's too bad.
00:22:27 And who's to serve it?
00:24:57 You know I'm in the retail grocery business
00:27:44 Maybe I'm dreaming.
00:31:18 It's all right, Murdoch. Come forth whenever you please.
00:35:48 I forget the exact day, but...
00:38:57 A silver buckle?
00:41:27 - I can't. - Come to America.
00:45:48 even to America.
00:50:18 Who are you, beautiful Highlander?
00:52:24 - I'll fix everything. - All right.
00:55:02 I've given it back to him.
00:57:30 but an alien ghost is also being imported.
01:02:28 Say, you sound to me like another one
01:05:26 I'll tell you boys, my angle is this:
01:07:59 But I haven't been able to get any whisky out of it.
01:11:59 - Quiet, please be quiet. - I don't see a thing!
01:14:36 Very amusing, indeed!
237:04:01 and 4 pence half pence.
Cast & Characters
Robert Donat
Murdoch Glourie
Robert Donat
Donald Glourie
Jean Parker
Peggy Martin
Eugene Pallette
Mr. Martin
Elsa Lanchester
Miss Shepperton
Ralph Bunker
Ed Bigelow
Patricia Hilliard
Shepherdess
Everley Gregg
Mrs. Gladys Martin
Morton Selten
The Glourie
Chili Bouchier
Cleopatra
Mark Daly
Murdoch's Groom
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,130
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line237:04:01
Production Record
DirectorRené Clair
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,233