The Case of the Lively Ghost
- Episode aired Dec 31, 1955
- 26m
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6.5/10
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A phony spiritualist believes she's truly summoned a real ghost.A phony spiritualist believes she's truly summoned a real ghost.A phony spiritualist believes she's truly summoned a real ghost.
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March has such interesting friends
Madame Richter, a con artist spiritualist come to see March with an odd story. He greets her with saying "My old fortune telling friend. People go to fortune tellers for one of two reasons - hope or fear." Madame Richter then tells him that one of her clients, Mrs. Fortesque, wanted to communicate with her dead son. But then during a séance the fake apparition didn't appear but a real one did! At the home of Mrs. Fortesque, Madame Richter shows March how her fake séance worked but he already knew many of the tricks of how phony spiritualism worked. This was the best and most interesting part of the episode. Colonel March later participates in a séance and again strange happenings occur - including a murder. It's pretty easy to figure out the truth of the matter so the episode wasn't particularly suspenseful. March's concluding remark is "A spiritualist who believes in spirits - there may be hope for the rest of us." The whole fascinating business about séance tricks makes this episode worth watching and as ever, Karloff's portrayal of Colonel March is engaging.
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- Southall Studios, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK(studio: made at Southall Studios, Middlesex, England.)
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- Runtime26 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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