"The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review, 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American family who moved to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead English nobleman, who killed his wife and was then walled in and starved to death by his wife's brothers. It has been adapted for the stage and screen several times.
John Reginald Owen was a British actor, known for his many roles in British and American films and television programs.
The Canterville Ghost is a 1944 fantasy/comedy film directed by Jules Dassin, loosely based on the 1887 short story of the same title by Oscar Wilde. It starred Charles Laughton as a ghost doomed to haunt an English castle, and Robert Young as his distant American relative called upon to perform an act of bravery to redeem him.
Jennifer Beck is an American actress best known for playing a young Elizabeth on V: The Final Battle and V: The Series.
Bhoothnath is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy film written and directed by Vivek Sharma, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Aman Siddiqui, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Rajpal Yadav and featuring Shah Rukh Khan in an extended cameo appearance. The film is an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 1887 short story "The Canterville Ghost."
The Canterville Ghost is a 1986 American-British made-for-television syndicated comedy fantasy horror film based on the 1887 short story "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde, directed by Paul Bogart. It was shot at Eastnor Castle in England and stars John Gielgud, Ted Wass, Andrea Marcovicci and Alyssa Milano.
The Canterville Ghost is a stage musical by Peter Quilter and Charles Miller, adapted from the 1887 short story of the same name by Oscar Wilde. The show premiered on the London Fringe in 1995 and was presented on a national tour of the UK in 1998 starring Ron Moody.
Francis Lumsden Hare was an Irish-born American film and theatre actor. He was also a theatre director and theatrical producer.
The Canterville Ghost is a 1996 family film directed by Sydney Macartney. The mystery, romance, and adventure stars Patrick Stewart and Neve Campbell; it is based on an 1887 Oscar Wilde short story of the same title which was serialized in the magazine The Court and Society Review. This story has been adapted to film and made-for-TV movies several times since the original film of the same name.
Brent Shields is an American television and film producer and director. Many of his films have been made in conjunction with the Hallmark Hall of Fame, and most were made for television, family-oriented "feel good" stories.
The Canterville Ghost is a fantasy, comedy short story by Oscar Wilde published in February 1887.
The Canterville Ghost is a 2016 French-Belgian family comedy film directed and edited by Yann Samuell. The film is based on a 1887 short story of the same name by Oscar Wilde.
I'm Cold is a 1954 Chilly Willy cartoon directed by Tex Avery and produced by Walter Lantz. It was the first Chilly Willy cartoon directed by Avery. Chilly Willy also got a major redesign by Avery. This cartoon features the debut of Smedley Dog, who would appear in later Chilly Willy Shorts.
The Cheerful Fraud is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny, Gertrude Olmstead, and Otis Harlan. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is based on a 1925 novel of the same title by British writer Kenneth Robert Gordon Browne.
The Ghost of Hui Family is a 1972 Vietnamese 35mm black and white film directed by Lê Hoàng Hoa.
The Canterville Ghost is a one-act opera by Gordon Getty to the composers own libretto after the 1887 short story by Oscar Wilde. The opera was first performed in 2015 at Leipzig Opera, with Matthias Foremny conducting the Gewandhaus Orchestra. It was performed as a pair with his opera Usher House at the Center for Contemporary Opera in New York in August 2017.
Inga Moore is an Anglo-Australian author and illustrator of books for children.
The Canterville Ghost is a 2021 British BBC Studios and American BYUtv television series based on the short story The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde.
Elspeth Dudgeon was a Scottish character actress. With a career spanning nearly two decades, she was involved in 67 films, only 14 of which included her name in the credits.
The Canterville Ghost is a 2023 British animated comedy film directed by Kim Burdon and Robert Chandler. It is based on the short story of the same name by Oscar Wilde. The film stars the voices of Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore, Emily Carey, Imelda Staunton, Toby Jones, Miranda Hart, David Harewood, and Meera Syal.
