Blithe Spirit

A successful, rational writer who seeks material for an occult novel. He hosts the séance and becomes the focal point for the haunting, initially treating Elvira as a joke but gradually embracing the complication she brings to his life and marriage.

The ghost of Charles's first wife, visible only to him. Elvira is mischievous, flirtatious, and determined to stay by Charles's side, pushing the living characters toward chaos and eventually a fatal turn.

Charles's wife, skeptical and anxious about the spectral events. She becomes increasingly frightened and distressed as Elvira's presence unsettles their home, leading her to seek help from Arcati and ultimately to a tragic end.

An eccentric medium who initiates the séance. She believes in the supernatural but is unsure how to send the spirits away, setting off a chain of events that exposes the limits of the living's control over the dead.

A guest present for the séance, representing polite society's disbelief and social humor. She witnesses the odd happenings but remains mostly incredulous, adding tension through reaction rather than action.

Violet's husband and a guest who participates in social banter while the supernatural events unfold. He provides calm, rational counterpoints without fully grasping the implications of the haunting.

The household maid whose inadvertent summoning of Elvira triggers the central haunting. She becomes a pivot in the plot as the actual cause behind the supernatural disruption.

A minor domestic character who witnesses the spectral disturbances in the background, representing the household's steady, unflappable service during chaotic events.

Uncredited narration guiding the audience through the events, adding a meta-layer of wit and commentary to the supernatural happenings.