{"id":12301,"date":"2010-09-24T15:01:36","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T22:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12301"},"modified":"2021-01-27T15:32:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:32:59","slug":"ghost-and-mrs-muir-the-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12301","title":{"rendered":"Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m here because you believe I&#8217;m here. Keep on believing, and I&#8217;ll always be real to you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Poster-177x270.jpg 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Poster.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA headstrong widow (Gene Tierney) develops an unusual relationship with the ghost (Rex Harrison) haunting her new seaside house.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Lee Films<\/li>\n<li>Gene Tierney Films<\/li>\n<li>Ghosts<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Joseph L. Mankiewicz Films<\/li>\n<li>Natalie Wood Films<\/li>\n<li>Rex Harrison Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Sailors<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>Widows and Widowers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMade during a decade replete with supernatural fantasies &#8212; including <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=21148\"><em>Here Comes Mr. Jordan<\/em> (1941)<\/a>, <em>A Guy Named Joe<\/em> (1943), <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5405\"><em>The Canterville Ghost<\/em> (1944)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15461\"><em>It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life<\/em> (1946)<\/a>, <em>A Matter of Life and Death \/ Stairway to Heaven<\/em> (1946) and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45086\"><em>Portrait of Jennie<\/em> (1948)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/ghost-and-mrs-muir-1947.htm\">among many others<\/a> &#8212; <em>The Ghost and Mrs. Muir<\/em> remains one of the best of the bunch. Gene Tierney gives a mature and heartfelt performance in the title role as a widow and single mother determined to survive on her own; her romance with Harrison emerges naturally and gradually, alongside their respectful &#8220;working relationship&#8221;. Indeed, Philip Dunne&#8217;s nuanced screenplay &#8212; based on a novel by R.A. Dick &#8212; effectively weaves feminist issues into period romance, deftly incorporating a love triangle (George Sanders is nicely cast as a dubiously motivated author attracted to Tierney) and a number of plot twists along the way. Perhaps most satisfying is the fact that we&#8217;re led to wonder whether Tierney&#8217;s belief in Harrison&#8217;s presence &#8212; is he &#8220;real&#8221;, or a figment of her imagination? &#8212; might simply be a function of her loneliness and desire for &#8220;true love&#8221; at last; I&#8217;ll buy that as a compelling premise for a ghost story any day. Haunting cinematography, fine period sets, and Bernard Herrmann&#8217;s lovely score all contribute to making <em>Mrs. Muir<\/em> a surprisingly enjoyable minor classic.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Nearly all reviews give away major spoilers, so if you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, be forewarned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Watch for Natalie Wood in a small role as Lucy&#8217;s young daughter, Anna. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gene Tierney as Lucy Muir<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Tierney.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Tierney-1024x756.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Tierney-1024x756.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Tierney-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Tierney-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Tierney-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Tierney-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Tierney.png 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rex Harrison as Captain Daniel<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Harrison.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Harrison-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Harrison-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Harrison-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Harrison-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Harrison-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Harrison-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Harrison.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charles Lang&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Cinematography-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Cinematography-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Cinematography-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Cinematography-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Cinematography-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Cinematography-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Cinematography.png 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine period detail and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Locations.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Locations-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Locations-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Locations-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Locations-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Locations-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Locations-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Locations.png 1387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Philip Dunne&#8217;s romantic screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Chemistry.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Chemistry-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Chemistry-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Chemistry-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Chemistry-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Chemistry-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Chemistry-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Ghost-Mrs-Muir-Chemistry.png 1389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bernard Herrman&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a most unusual and satisfying supernatural romance. <\/p>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039420\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/ghost-and-mrs-muir-1947.htm\">Moria Review (spoiler alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s771muir.html\">DVD Savant Review (spoiler alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NsjBtSeufpk\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m here because you believe I&#8217;m here. Keep on believing, and I&#8217;ll always be real to you.&#8221; Synopsis: A headstrong widow (Gene Tierney) develops an unusual relationship with the ghost (Rex Harrison) haunting her new seaside house. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anna Lee Films Gene Tierney Films Ghosts Historical Drama Joseph L. Mankiewicz Films Natalie Wood Films Rex Harrison Films Romance Sailors Star-Crossed Lovers Widows and Widowers Review: Made during a decade replete with supernatural fantasies &#8212; including Here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12301\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12301"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66422,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12301\/revisions\/66422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}