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.

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Cast

Noël Coward

Charles Condomine

Lauren Bacall

Elvira Condomine

Claudette Colbert

Ruth Condomine

Mildred Natwick

Madame Arcati

Brenda Forbes

Mrs. Bradman

Marion Ross

Edith

Philip Tonge

Dr. Bradman