The studios television production unit felt this old chestnut could be warmed up as a weekly sitcom. Gene tierney plays turnofthecentury widow lucy muir, who escapes her impossible inlaws by moving into an old house on the english seacoast. I saw this movie the ghost and mrs muir many years ago and would love to see it again. Sure enough, that very night she meets the ghost of crusty former owner captain gregg. Like its tvsitcom counterpart of the 1960s, the original film version of the ghost and mrs.
Muir, gene tierney plays a widowed turnofthecentury londoner with no apparent prurient interests. In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is. Released by varese sarabande in 1997 vsd 5850 containing music from the ghost and mrs. Muir is an american sitcom based on the 1947 film of the same name, which. Despite the warnings of realtor combe robert coote that the house might be haunted, the tenacious young widow. Muir was broadcast on lux radio theatre on december 1, 1947, with madeleine carroll and charles boyer in the starring roles, and on screen directors playhouse on august 16, 1951, again with boyer as capt.
After nbc cancelled the series, it aired on abc for one season before being cancelled a final time. Muir in 1947 as a film starring gene tierney and rex harrison. This is a gay redo based on the 1947 movie the ghost and mrs. The show was based on the eponymous 1947 film which had starred gene tierney and rex harrison and was in turn based on a 1945 novel by r. Muir tv show season 1 episode 2 haunted honeymoon original u. Esca maccunoval leases a home in the silchester countryside only to find it is haunted by the ghost of a roman centurion. Muir gene tierney rex harrison george sanders 1947 a london widow gene tierney falls in love with a sea captains ghost rex harrison haunting her cottage by the sea. Mankiewicz, with gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, at turner classic movies.
Gamms01e25 son of the curse part 1 by shiksawithchutzpah1. Season 2, episode 14 this christmas fantasy finds the captain edward mulhare alive and welland in love with mrs. Lovely young widow carolyn muir, her two young children, and the maid discover that the new england seaside house theyve moved into is haunted by the former owner an old salt named captain daniel gregg. The film provided a sweetly comic story about the impossible love between a young woman and the ghost of a salty sea captain. Muir tv show season 2 episode 12 puppy love original. Lucy muir gene tierney is a strong willed widow who lives in victorian england with her daughter natalie wood. I first mentioned this christmas episode in a previous post in 2010 about charles nelson reilly. Muir is an american sitcom based on the 1947 film of the same name, which was based on the 1945 novel by r. The ghost and mrs muir not so desperate hours 207 by shane. Lovely young widow carolyn muir, her two young children, and the maid discover. Netflixs fuller house season 5 part 2 trailer teases a tanner triple wedding in series finale. Muir back to the mid1800s where she is the ghost and the very much alive captain is the only one who can see her. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
A young couple on the way to their wedding get stranded at gull cottage for the night and captain gregg is beside himsel. Carolyn, the children and claymore plan a surprise farewell party, but their trying to keep it a secret mistakenly convinces martha that they no longer care about her, and its up to captain gregg to both take drastic action and reveal a longhidden secret to change her mind. Langes work was recognized twice with an emmy award, once for each season. Muir tv show season 1 episode 6 vanessa original u. Muir was langes first starring role in a television. See more ideas about old tv shows, hope lange and old tv. Romantic ghost stories are often more about the absence of sex than the presence of spirits. Muir was nominated for an academy award for best cinematography black and white. Muir and her young daughter move into a house right on the sea where she has always wanted to live only to find out the house is already occupied by a sea captain who has been dead for many years. To show time has passed, the wooden fence on the beach deteriorates, but the top of the fence, with anna muir carved in it, was never anywhere near the water it was way up inland, far away from the waters edge but. I just ordered season 2 disc 1 of the ghost and mrs.
Mar 1, 2019 explore mumiw2s board the ghost and mrs. See more ideas about hope lange, tv shows and old tv shows. Carolyn muir, a young widow from philadelphia, moves into gull cottage on the coast of maine with her two young children. Muir second season christmas specialpart one christmas tv. Muir is an american situation comedy based on the 1947 film of the same name, which was based on the 1945 novel by r. This box set contains the same individual season 1 and 2 sets. Muir has asked the captain not to interfere, so he doesnt. Lucy discovers that fairley is already married with two children, and his wife. With gene tierney, rex harrison, george sanders, edna best. Gregg at first resists this intrusion, but he develops a ghostly love for his uninvited guest. Muir 1947 is a romanticfantasy film starring gene tierney and rex harrison. After nbc canceled the series, it aired on abc for one season before being canceled a final time. Because the local handymen hired to repair the kitchen are scared of the gull cottage ghost, mrs. In 1900, lucy muir gene tierney, widowed for one year, decides to move out of her.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the ghost and mrs. Three escaped criminals hide out at gull cottage at a time when mrs. Lerner then signed the actor as an understudy to rex harrison for the part of. With hope lange, edward mulhare, reta shaw, harlen carraher. In 1900, strongwilled widow lucy muir goes to live in gull cottage by the british seaside, even though it appears to be haunted. They are going to release the remainder of the discs for season 2 they are adding the episodes which were left out of disc 2 and 3 of season 2. See more ideas about hope lange, gene tierney and tv series. In 1945, 20th century fox bought the film rights to the novel, which had been published only in the united kingdom at that time. Do you remember the 1960s family sitcom the ghost and mrs. Indeed, they become friends and allies, after lucy gets used to the idea of a mans ghost haunting her bedroom. Gene tierney and rex harrison in the ghost and mrs. Muir defying her conventional inlaws, a young widow leaves london with her young daughter and moves away for a quieter life in a secluded seaside cottage. She discovers the ghost of the deceased former owner, a sea captain, is haunting the house, but gathers the courage to stand up to him, and woman and ghost become friends.
Not so desperate hour season two 103069 mrs muirs disagreement with the captain interfered. Muir is an american sitcom based on the 1947 film of the. The series starred hope lange and edward mulhare in the title roles. The series was based upon the successful 1947 movie of the same title, starring gene tierney and rex harrison. The pilot stuck very close to the parts of the film where mrs.
Martha receives some unexpected family news, which means that she will have to leave gull cottage and the muir family. Muir 1947 is a romanticfantasy film starring gene tierney and rex. A widow and her two children move into a new england cottage that is haunted by the ghost of a sea captain who is, at first, resentful of the intrusion. Muir 196870full series my classic tv mchales navy full episodes. It works as well as it does because of understatement, and its still a charming and captivating film more than 60. Candy finds out from captain gregg, of course that her teacher is wrong about when their school was founded, and gets in trouble for sharing the correct date with her teacher and class. Muir was adapted as an hourlong radio play on lux radio theater starring charles boyer and madeleine carroll. Based on the 1947 movie starring gene tierney and rex harrison. Usually, in marriage, the vows are until death do us part.
Muir soundtrack from 1947, composed by bernard herrmann. Muir easily could have stumbled into melodrama or dramedy. Gamms01e25 son of the curse part 2 by shiksawithchutzpah1. It was previously released on dvd as part of the 20th century fox studio. Muir are breaking news in the sense that a fourth scene twist a few nights ago prompted writing on this topic in favor of a subsequently published less positive three part series titled back to. However, it isnt showing up except for a few seconds. Ghost and mrs muir pain in the neck 2 of 3 by denteltv1. Feb 3, 2019 explore got2makeits board the ghost and mrs. Kellie flanagan, as nineyearold candace candy muir, is mrs. Carolyn comes down with a bug, and captain gregg, dissatisfied with the doctor, concocts his own remedy which sends mrs. To show time has passed, the wooden fence on the beach deteriorates, but the top of the fence, with anna muir carved in it, was never anywhere near the water it was way up inland, far away from the waters edge but now it is in the water, waves washing over it kh1616. These thoughts on the april 2104 australian dvd releases of the first and second seasons of the 19681970 u. One thing leads to another, and without wanting, they fall in love. Gene tierney, rex harrison in the ghost and mrs muir 1947 directed by joseph l.