The Noel Coward/David Lean combination which turned out such dramas as Brief Encounter and This Happy Breed sets its sights on the viewer's funny bone with Blithe Spirit. Rex Harrison plays a ...

Fifteen minutes into the awful new movie “Blithe Spirit,” something changes: The actors finally start speaking a few lines that were actually written by Noël Coward. Unfortunately, not many mo… ...

Propelled by tiresome characters and tortured setups, “Blithe Spirit” (originally filmed by David Lean in 1945) is a dated curiosity.

The English villa that set the backdrop for comedy “Blithe Spirit,” the 1945 film adaptation of Noel Coward’s prolific play of the same name, has hit the market in Buckinghamshire, England ...

Blithe Spirit is a classic comedy play, written by Noël Coward in 1941. The play follows the story of novelist Charles Condomine who, hoping to gather material for his next book, invites ...

The "Blithe Spirit" of Brit wit Noel Coward, that is. Playwright, composer, actor, director, singer -- you can even catch his 1955 Desert Inn showroom debut on the recording "Noel Coward at Las ...

The enduring popularity of "Blithe Spirit" owes as much to its archly whimsical premise as to the adept way that author Noel Coward dispatches his bon mots.

Blithe Spirit: Theater Review Thea Sharrock's new West End production of Noel Coward's drawing room comedy allows in all the play's misogyny.

The play has been staged numerous times on the West End and on Broadway since its debut, filmed as a movie starring Rex Harrison in 1945 and adapted into a musical, “High Spirits,” in 1964.

Technicolor is used throughout Blithe Spirit, with the ghosts' shimmering paleness providing contrast to the plain, everyday colors of Harrison's conservative country home.

Blithe Spirit Broadway in 1943 - Blithe Spirit Blithe Spirit is a classic comedy play, written by Noël Coward in 1941. The play follows the story of novelist Charles Condomine who, hoping to ...

Blithe Spirit: Theater Review Thea Sharrock's new West End production of Noel Coward's drawing room comedy allows in all the play's misogyny.