Descended from Austrian aristocracy, popular Hollywood actress, Elissa Landi was level-headed and not known for hyperbole. When this article was published in MODERN SCREEN's October 1932 issue people nevertheless had to wonder.
At the time of the incident described in the story, Landi was playing on the London stage in THE CONSTANT NYMPH. One warm evening, she and her husband-to-be John Lawrence went for a drive to get some air and at one point, stopped off the road and parked near what looked like a deserted house. What happened next can only be described as a ghostly encounter. As with any tale of this type, you be the judge if it was real or not!
Nice creepy tale. Hogwash most likely.
ReplyDeleteThe combination of being an actress and an alleged descendant from Austro-Hungarian royalty might well result in being somewhat highly strung.
DeleteRip: It is creepy, but hard to believe. I wonder if it might have been a collaboration between the magazine and the couple as a publicity stunt.
ReplyDeleteSteve: Although it is indicated otherwise at the beginning of the article, it's probably added to emphasize her credibility. Even though her husband-to-be witnessed the occurrence as well, I suspect deceit is at play here.
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you one spooky thing about this article: in the central photo on page one, Ms Landi appears to have two arms in her left sleeve.
DeleteEven her dog seems a might puzzled by that.
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