I first watched this long after I had seen the late 60s TV series as a kid. I liked the TV show. After all, it had Reta Shaw in it, and she by that time had become my favorite performer from the Mary Poppins film.
I watched this film far later on a VHS rental. Apart from the concept of a sea captain ghost haunting a widow now the occupant of his former home, the film depicted an entirely different and far more poignant mood. The comedy was far lighter than the romance and tenderness, and the acting presentations were cinematic rather than sitcom.
I still remember how moved I was and I don't dare watch it again. I want that golden memory to be preserved as an undisturbed jewel.
I watched this film far later on a VHS rental. Apart from the concept of a sea captain ghost haunting a widow now the occupant of his former home, the film depicted an entirely different and far more poignant mood. The comedy was far lighter than the romance and tenderness, and the acting presentations were cinematic rather than sitcom.
I still remember how moved I was and I don't dare watch it again. I want that golden memory to be preserved as an undisturbed jewel.