One séance, two wives, zero chill — Noel Coward's ghostly farce gets TV treatment.
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
Ruth Gordon's Madame Arcati — unhinged, magnificent, steals every frame.
Writing
Coward's dialogue is a weapon; every line cuts like crystal.
Director
George Schaefer
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