"The Ghost Goes West"
To the Editor of the "Nonri-Cmxa Dany News"
Sin Surely the Board of Censors at Nanking in their decision to prohibit exhibition of "The Ghost Goes West" "have falled altogether understand the real "motif" of the Sim, which has been well described as "a piece of light-hearted mockery] which satirises clan feuds, pride, poverty, American Big Business, and British pomposity with admirable imartiali Tam append an extract from a recent number of "The Glasgow! Herald". This would not only serve to give your readers an idea of the comicaliiies of "The Ghost - Goes Wwe Teap two centuries and find youn Donald" Gtourie inhabiting a. ruined keep (for sale), with a middle-aged housekeeper, a very active ghost, and A all wholly composed of creditors, 'There arrives aden {iterally) machine" (sports Lagonda). She per~ undes her' father to buy' the. Keep and transport It to Flordia stone by lone, and Donald goes too. "So does {the ghost of Murdoch. How Murdoch appears at a ship's fancy dress ball, Mhhat" welcome he. received inthe USA. and how he extracted the necessary apology from the last of the Maclaguans" you will discover for yourself.
Robert Donat plays both Murdoch and. Donald Glourie, and T do. not think it exag that no other could possibly have aequltied himself better. Tt Is) not coxy. to" combine Rumour with glamour in' two eras divided by two centuries, His Scots Speech is" Just right; and here one should pause to congratulate Billot Mason not only for a gem of character Acting as. Glourle's. housekeeper but fse for her supervision of. "atmos: Dhere™ which Included accents, Players ko Morton Selton (Old Giourie) andthe anonymous gontlemen" who are" Donald's creditors approach more closely to, the rear thing than "any Sassenachs have done hitherto." Hay" Petrie, James' Wood Jacko Lambert all, for "no in this respect. can, is) plausible and charming always adequate "to the Hor screen father, Bugene first encounter with the ghost provides one' of ie most Aoliclous comedy passages of his dis tinguished career. is to Rene Clatr. needed the dryness and perception, of Gaitle wit to show Us. Ourselves. Mito has made one snd in -evory other "way, concerned he Nas "wie ith the 'America' he. 18" leas. indy 2 thieves Infinitely more. cruel.
Know that "he. will make two more pielures for Korda,
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