The Ghost Of St Michaels - British Comedy Films

The Ghost Of St Michael's

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Hugely popular on its release, The Ghost Of St. Michael's features Hay in one of his signature roles as William Lamb, a pedagogue called out of retirement because of the war to join the staff of a school that has been evacuated to a remote Scottish castle.

According to legend the castle is haunted and whoever should hear the sound of ghostly bagpipes will surely meet a grisly end. With members of the school's staff dropping like flies, Lamb is called upon to solve the gruesome mystery.

Featuring delightful interplay between Hay and Claude Hulbert, there is also a standout turn from John Laurie as the school caretaker given to telling the fearsome story of the castle's ancient curse.

Cast In Alphabetical Order

Brefni O'Rorke as Sergt Macfarlan Charles Hawtrey as Percy Thorne Charles Mortimer as Sir Ambrose Claude Hulbert as Hilary Tisdaile Clive Baxter as Ritzy David Keir as Dr. Ritchie Derek Blomfield as Sunshine Elliott Mason as Mrs Wigmore Felix Aylmer as Dr Winter Hay Petrie as Procurator Fiscal John Laurie as Jamie Manning Whiley as Stock Raymond Huntley as Mr Humphries Roddy Hughes as Amberley Will Hay as Will Lamb

Crew

Directed by Marcel Varnel Produced by Michael Balcon & Basil Dearden Original Story and Screenplay by Angus MacPhail & John Dighton Released 1941 Runtime 78 minutes.