The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Overview:

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) was a Drama - Fantasy Film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Fred Kohlmar.

The film was based on the novel The Ghost of Captain Gregg and Mrs. Muir written by R.A. Dick published in 1945.

Academy Awards 1947 --- Ceremony Number 20 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best CinematographyCharles Lang, Jr.Nominated
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Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney are “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir”

By Stephen Reginald on Feb 3, 2026 From Classic Movie Man

Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney are “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” Set in the early 1900s, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, directed by Joseph Mankiewicz, follows Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney), a headstrong young widow determined to escape her overbearing in-laws and forge an independent life. Against ... Read full article


Halloween film series at Daystar Center starting October 8 with “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir”

By Stephen Reginald on Oct 7, 2016 From Classic Movie Man

Halloween film series at Daystar Center starting October 8 with “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” The Chicago Film Club’s Halloween series begins with a screening of the classic The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Saturday October 8, 2016 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St. All movies... Read full article


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Quotes from

Anna Muir as an Adult: Suppose he did come back and talk to us? Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful if he had? Then you would have something, you know what I mean, to look back on with happiness.


Lucy Muir: [to the ghost of Captain Gregg] You'll forgive me if I take a minute to get accustomed to you.


Lucy Muir: Sometimes you can be much more alone with other people than you are by yourself. I suppose that sounds all mixed up, doesn't it?


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Facts about

Bernard Herrmann considered his musical score for this film to have been his best.
R.A. Dick was the pseudonym of Josephine Leslie, who wrote the 1945 novel "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir".
One of a small handful of films produced by 20th Century-Fox which does *not* use the fanfare of trumpets with the opening logo. (All About Eve, Sounder, and The Sound of Music are others.) The moody and lovely opening music is by the film's composer, Bernard Herrmann.
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