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* ActorInspiredElement: Arcati was created especially for actress Margaret Rutherford, a real Modern Spiritualist. Initially Coward wrote Arcati was a fake who'd almost accidentally contacted dead people, but Rutherford would have none of it and based her performance on real mediums. Arcati's healthy practices reflect recommendations for mediums in those days. Even her hesitance to eat meat right before a session is TruthInTelevision in this regard.

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* ActorInspiredElement: Arcati was created especially for actress Margaret Rutherford, Creator/MargaretRutherford, a real Modern Spiritualist. Initially Coward Creator/NoelCoward wrote Arcati was a fake who'd almost accidentally contacted dead people, but Rutherford would have none of it and based her performance on real mediums. Arcati's healthy practices reflect recommendations for mediums in those days. Even her hesitance to eat meat right before a session is TruthInTelevision in this regard.



* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Coward considered this his best play, though he felt the film version didn't do it justice.

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* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Coward considered this his best play, though he felt the film version didn't do it justice.justice.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Arcati was created especially for actress Margaret Rutherford, a real Modern Spiritualist. Initially Coward wrote Arcati was a fake who'd almost accidentally contacted dead people, but Rutherford would have none of it and based her performance on real mediums. Arcati's healthy practices reflect recommendations for mediums in those days. Even her hesitance to eat meat right before a session is TruthInTelevision in this regard.
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* CreatorBacklash: After seeing a cut of the film version, Creator/NoelCoward told director Creator/DavidLean and his production team: "You've just fucked up the best thing I ever wrote." Though not all reactions were so hostile, Lean mostly avoided making comedies after this.

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* CreatorBacklash: After seeing a cut of the film version, Creator/NoelCoward told director Creator/DavidLean and his production team: "You've just fucked up the best thing I ever wrote." Though not all reactions were so hostile, Lean mostly avoided making comedies after this.this.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Coward considered this his best play, though he felt the film version didn't do it justice.
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* CreatorBacklash: After seeing a cut of the film version, Creator/NoelCoward told director Creator/DavidLean and his prodution team: "You've just fucked up the best thing I ever wrote." Though not all reactions were so hostile, Lean mostly avoided making comedies after this.

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* CreatorBacklash: After seeing a cut of the film version, Creator/NoelCoward told director Creator/DavidLean and his prodution production team: "You've just fucked up the best thing I ever wrote." Though not all reactions were so hostile, Lean mostly avoided making comedies after this.
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* CreatorBacklash: After seeing a cut of the film version, Creator/NoelCoward told director Creator/DavidLean and his prodution team: "You've just fucked up the best thing I ever wrote." Though not all reactions were so hostile, Lean mostly avoided making comedies after this.

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