The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)
- Original title
- The Return Of Peter Grimm
- Directed by
- George Nicholls, Jr.
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy drama, ghost film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A stubborn businessman dies and comes back as a ghost. He tries to stop his heir from selling the family business and breaking up an arranged marriage.
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What happens
The Return of Peter Grimm is a 1935 American drama film directed George Nicholls Jr. from a screenplay by Francis Edward Faragoh based upon the 1911 Broadway play of the same name by David Belasco. Produced by Kenneth Macgowan and released by RKO Radio Pictures on September 13, 1935, it stars Lionel Barrymore, Helen Mack, Edward Ellis, and Donald Meek. Previously filmed by Fox Film Corporation in 1926 as a silent film, The Return of Peter Grimm. A business owner disbelieves in the afterlife, until he dies and returns as a ghost. When he learns that his intended heir plans to sell the business, the ghost tries to sabotage the heir's arranged marriage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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