FILM : Blithe Spirit
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FILM / MOVIE TITLE DATE FILM STAR(S) WHO APPEAR IN THE LOCATION SCENES FILM / MOVIE LOCATIONS / SCENES
Blithe Spirit 1945 Rex Harrison,Constance Cummings, Margaret Rutherford, Kay Hammond, Hugh Wakefield, Joyce Carey, Jacqueline Clarke. Ashford? Tonbridge? Kent
Director : David Lean   Production Company : Two Cities  Region : SOUTH EAST A-D

Adapted from a play by Noel Coward, Charles and his second wife Constance, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Medium Madame Arcati tries to help things out by contacting the ghost. Interesting change in social habits. Rex Harrison, at lunch, in his upper middle class family; they always dressed for dinner; has a large, screw-top, bottle of beer on the table, something that now would be uncommon. He, Rex, upon the death of his wife sports two black armbands, generally one, or more likely a diamond, or lozenge shaped patch was worn on the left arm, but two I've never seen.

Greg says: "Possibly the setting of this film is Goldenhurst Farm in Kent, TN25 7BY, because it was the home of Noel Coward.
Noel Coward: A Biography By Philip Hoare, Page 354: "Clearly the setting is Goldenhurst, or its symbolic equivalent; a signpost announces 'Ashford 8 miles', and the telephone has an Ashford number."
However, I don't think it was filmed in Kent, because... according to IMDb it was filmed in Denham, Buckinghamshire: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038363/locations. Confirmed by pictures by002n, by002an, by002bn and by002cn below.

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We are always looking for more help with identifying these filming locations and would be grateful for any positive identifications, snippets or references you can offer about these movie making locations.

Blithe Spirit - A village, and bridge. They refer in the film to Folkestone, could this be around Ashford?
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by001.  A village, and bridge. They refer in the film to Folkestone, could this be around Ashford?
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Blithe Spirit - A house, or two.
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by002.  A house, or two.

by002n. The bridge is probably on the river Misbourne, looking south. On the right is the old mill called Wellers Mead, Old Mill Road. Information and picture supplied by Greg.
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by002an. Greg reckons these shots were taken in Cheapside Lane in Denham.
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by002bn. The house on the right, with new extension, certainly looks right.
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