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Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

6,8 /10 (76 Votes)
1941 EN 86 min

Overview

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

Release date

07/08/1941

Votes

76

Popularity

1.6

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Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

86 min

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Chuck Murray

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Ferdinand Jones

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

Doctor Jackson

Joan Davis

Joan Davis

Camille Brewster

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

Gregory

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Norma Lind

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Charlie Smith

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Soda Jerk

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Bannister

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Moose Matson

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

No photo

Ted Lewis

Ted Lewis

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Waiter (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Maitre d' (uncredited)

No photo

Jeanne Blanche

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

No photo

Ralph Brooks

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Storekeeper (uncredited)

No photo

Madge Crane

Mrs. Giltedge (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Irondome (uncredited)

No photo

Jack Deery

Waiter (uncredited)

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Lefty

No photo

Joe Gilbert

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

No photo

Dick Gordon

Club Patron (uncredited)

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Alderman Birch

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Police Car Driver (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Jenkins

No photo

Hans Herbert

Mobster (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Judge (uncredited)

No photo

Kay Katya and Kay

Dancers (uncredited)

No photo

Joseph La Cava

Little Fink (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

Big Fink (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Barry Norton

Club Patron (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Glum

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

Harry Hoskins

Manuel París

Manuel París

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Edward Pawley

Edward Pawley

High Collar (uncredited)

No photo

Frank Penny

Snake Eyes (uncredited)

Frank Richards

Frank Richards

Gunman (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Ronald R. Rondell

Headwaiter (uncredited)

No photo

William Ruhl

Night Club Patron Who Falls (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Janet Shaw

Janet Shaw

Alderman's Girl (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

Amzie Strickland

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

No photo

Don Terry

Strangler (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Harry (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2016-05-23

⭐ 8

Look, from now on, keep one eye on that candle, another eye on that one, and with the other eye watch me! Hold That Ghost is directed by Arthur Lubin and collectively written by Robert Lees, Frederic Rinaldo & John Grant. It stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Mischa Auer, Evelyn Ankers, and Marc Lawrence. Music is by Hans J. Salter and cinematography by Elwood Bredell. This is the fourth film from Abbott and Costello and finds the boys back on form after a dip in quality with their previous film, In the Navy. Here they play a couple of inept gas station workers …

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