The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)

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The ghosts of General Burlap and Colonel Kelsoe are condemned to haunt a house in Berkeley Square, to pay for a crime committed against Queen Anne. The ghosts will only be permitted to cross over to the afterlife if they can lure a reigning British monarch to visit. The house changes ownership over the years, and is reopened as gambling den, all the while the ghosts long for freedom. Finally, it is bombed in an air raid and Queen Mary visits to inspect the damage.

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