On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.
Acting
Norma Shearer doing double duty—ghostly bride and her own niece.
Cinematography
Ethereal double-exposure séances that scream early Hollywood magic.
Costume
Shearer's wedding gown alone deserves its own screen credit.
Director
Sidney Franklin
Norma Shearer
Kathleen / Moonyeen
Fredric March
Kenneth Wayne / Jeremy
Leslie Howard
Sir John Carteret
O. P. Heggie
Dr. Owen
Ralph Forbes
Willie Ainley
Beryl Mercer
Mrs. Crouch
Margaret Seddon
Ellen, the Maid
Forrester Harvey
Orderly
Herbert Bunston
Minister
James Bush
Young Party Guest
Mary Carlisle
Young Party Guest
Cora Sue Collins
Young Kathleen
Claude King
Richard Clare, Moonyeen's Father
David Torrence
Gardener
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was actually the third film adaptation—Franklin had directed a 1922 silent version too, clearly obsessed with this story.
Norma Shearer fought hard for this role to prove she could do 'prestige' material, not just jazz age flappers; her ghostly translucence was achieved with elaborate lighting and sheer fabric overlays.
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