The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
| "The Ghosts of Buxley Hall" | |
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| Disney's Wonderful World episode | |
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| Episode no. |
Season 27 Episode 5 & 6 |
| Directed by | Bruce Bilson |
| Teleplay by |
Sy Gomberg and Rick Mittleman |
| Story by | Sy Gomberg |
| Produced by |
Jerome Courtland William Robert Yates (executive producer) |
| Featured music | Frank De Vol |
| Cinematography by | Leonard J. South A.S.C. |
| Editing by | Norman R. Palmer, A.C.E. |
| Original air date |
December 21, 1980 (Part 1) December 28, 1980 (Part 2) |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
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"The Ghosts of Buxley Hall" is a 1980 two-part episode of Disney's Wonderful World starring Dick O'Neill, Victor French, Louise Latham and Monte Markham which originally aired on NBC on December 21 and 28, 1980.[1]
"The Ghosts of Buxley Hall" was filmed on location at Banning House in the Wilmington section of Los Angeles, California.[2]
Synopsis
When the 100-year-old Buxley Military Academy falls on hard financial times and is forced to merge with a school for girls, the academy's resident ghosts (Dick O'Neill, Victor French and Louise Latham) are aggrieved and aroused from their sleep to seek justice. Outraged by this disrespect of tradition, the spirits are further appalled by a modern world of equal rights for women and rock 'n' roll, as well as the dishonest designs a wealthy matron (Ruta Lee) has for the school. The ghost trio declares war on the living who are involved in their own battle of the sexes.
Cast
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Cast notes
On April 5, 1981, a little over four months after the December broadcast of "The Ghosts of Buxley Hall", director Bruce Bilson married one of the film's co-stars, Renne Jarrett.[3]
Home video
"The Ghosts of Buxley Hall" was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video in the 1980s. On September 18, 2012, it was released as a Disney Movie Club exclusive DVD, available only to club members for mail or online ordering.[4]
Turner Classic Movies showing
Turner Classic Movies presented "The Ghosts of Buxley Hall" on October 29, 2015 as part of its "salute to Disney Treasures" combined with a "salute to Halloween". Shown before The Ghosts of Buxley Hall were 1933's The Three Little Pigs, 1934's The Big Bad Wolf, 1936's Three Little Wolves, 1949's The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, 1937's The Old Mill, 1956's "The Plausible Impossible", 1975's Escape to Witch Mountain, 1937's Lonesome Ghosts, 1984's Frankenweenie and 1986's Mr. Boogedy. Following "The Ghosts of Buxley Hall", the Disney-Halloween salute concluded with 1978's Return from Witch Mountain.
References
- ↑ Observer Reporter: The Ghosts of Buxley Hall, retrieved June 1, 2015
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard, retrieved June 1, 2015
- ↑ Bruce Bilson biography at Film reference
- ↑ The Ghosts of Buxley Hall DVD = Disney Movie Club Exclusives, retrieved June 1, 2015
External links
- The Ghosts of Buxley Hall at the Internet Movie Database
- The Ghosts of Buxley Hall at AllMovie
- The Ghosts of Buxley Hall at the TCM Movie Database