A novel was written by Josephine Leslie under the anonym of R. The. Dick. Around 1945, Twentieth Century Fox bought the film rights to the novel, which got merely been published in the United Kingdom at that time. A film was freed around May, 1947.

Around 1968, Fox Television revived the story as a sitcom, adding a twist of humor; Hope Lange portrayed Mrs Muir, who gained the boy, & Edward Mulhare was Captain Gregg. A series lasted 2 seasons: appearing for its number one month in NBC, and in ABC for its second.

Widowed Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney) gets a bungalow per beach by owning her maid Martha (Edna Best) and her girl, Anna. To her surprise, a home is haunted per ghost of sea captain Daniel Gregg (Rex Harrison), a ghost world health organization makes himself known to her & inspires her to write his memoirs in the form of racy fiction. Lucy's operate becomes popular. She becomes attracted to handsome Miles Fairley (George Sanders), a writer of youngsters's stories. In the run of becoming Miles' bride, she forgets a ghost of Captain Gregg, & he regretfully leaves. However sadly Lucy has extra to view just all about her treasonous fiancé Fairley, supplementary to see about loneliness.

Additional cast

Natalie Wood as the infant Anna Muir Robert Coote as Mr. Coombs Whitford Kane as Mr. Sproule