Lauren Bacall's ghost torments her ex from beyond the grave — and she's having a blast.
While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.
Acting
Coward wrote it, Coward stars — pure theatrical vanity and genius.
Writing
Every line cuts like champagne flutes at a divorce party.
Director
Frederick de Cordova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Coward originally wrote the play in five days during WWII; this 1956 TV version reunited him with his own words after decades.
Bacall and Colbert playing rivals over Coward himself mirrors Hollywood's golden age of competing studio-era divas.
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