ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Basil Rathbone plays both Murdoch Glowery, a ghost bound to haunt Glowery Castle until he is forgiven, and his living descendant Donald Glowery. Peggy Martin, an American visitor, arrives to look at the castle her father wants to buy, and she is drawn to the young laird. Donald is struggling with debts, and his household servants fear the ghost that walks the halls at midnight. The guide's first portion ends with the castle being prepared for sale and a plan to move it across the Atlantic. The series is Screen Guild Theater, first broadcast on 21 August 1944, and the cast is Basil Rathbone, Marcia Hunt, Eugene Palette and Charles Irwin.
With Murdoch Glowery, Donald Glowery, Peggy Martin, Joe Martin, Mrs. Martin, Mr. Glowery, MacNiff, Ed Biglow.
Listen for: Murdoch's ghostly voice calling from limbo, and the midnight arrival of Peggy Martin at the castle
First aired on August 21, 1944.
Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.
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