The Canterville Ghost (Ep. 168)

We’re keeping the haunted house theme going in Episode 168 of Adapt or Perish with a look at Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Oscar Wilde’s original 1887 short story, published in Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories in 1891
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (Ep. 131)
  • Standard Ebooks
  • Wilde (1997)
• The 1944 theatrical movie directed by Jules Dassin and written by Edwin Blum, and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Young, and Margaret O’Brien
• The 1966 musical TV special directed by John Robins, written by Burt Shevelove, music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, and starring Michael Redgrave, Peter Noone, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Natalie Schafer
• The 1974 TV movie written and directed by Robin Miller, and starring David Niven and James Whitmore
• The 1985 TV movie directed by William F. Claxton, written by B.W. Sandefur, Joseph Maurer, and Bradley Wigor, and starring Richard Kiley, Barry Van Dyke, Brian Austin Green, and Mary Wickes
  • Greystone Mansion’s extensive use as a filming location
• The 1986 TV movie directed by Paul Bogart, written by George Zateslo, and starring John Gielgud, Alyssa Milano, and Ted Wass
• The 1996 TV movie directed by Sydney Macartney, written by Robert Benedetti, and starring Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, Edward Wiley, and Daniel Betts
  • Playing Shakespeare (1982)
• The 1997 TV movie directed by Crispin Reece, written by Olivia Hetreed, and starring Ian Richardson, Celia Imrie, James D’Arcy, Sarah-Jane Potts, and Ian McNeice
• The 2021 miniseries directed by Paul Gibson and Suri Krishnamma, written by Jude Tindall, and starring Anthony Head, James Lance, Caroline Catz, and Laurel Waghorn
• The 2023 animated movie directed by Kim Burdon, written by Giles New and Keiron Self, and starring Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore, Imelda Staunton, Toby Jones, and Miranda Hart

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