Sylvia and the Ghost (1946)
A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmother's love. On her sixteenth birthday, her father hires three men who pretend to be the ghost of the suitor to entertain her. Little do they know, the ghost of the suitor himself is roaming the castle halls.
Sylvia and the GhostFantasy, Romance, Comedy
Cast
- Odette Joyeux — Sylvie
- François Périer — Ramure, thief
- Jean Desailly — Frederick
- Jacques Tati — Ghost of Alain de Francigny
- Pierre Larquey — Baron Edouard
- Julien Carette — Hector, butler
- Paul Demange — Counsellor
- Marguerite Cassan — Marthe
- Lise Topart — Girl
- Gabrielle Fontan — Marielle
- Rognoni — Damas, antiques seller
- Claude Marcy — Countess of Virtues
Where to watch Sylvia and the Ghost
Criterion Channel
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