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The Ghost Breakers (1940)

 -  Comedy | Horror  -  21 June 1940 (USA)
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A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.

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Cast

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Geoff Montgomery
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Parada
Willie Best ...
Alex
Pedro de Cordoba ...
Havez (as Pedro De Cordoba)
Virginia Brissac ...
Mother Zombie
Noble Johnson ...
The Zombie
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Ramon Mederos / Francisco Mederos
Tom Dugan ...
Raspy Kelly
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Frenchy Duval
Lloyd Corrigan ...
Martin
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Mary Carter inherits her family's ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to take possession of the reputedly haunted castle. She is joined by radio broadcaster Larry Lawrence who, believing he has killed a mob gunman, flees New York with his butler, Alex. Once on the island the threesome enter the eerie castle and after viewing the ghost of one of Mary's ancestors and fighting off a menacing zombie, they find the key to the castle's treasure but are interrupted by an all-too-human foe. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

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castle | island | cuba | ghost | treasure | See more »

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The two stars of "The Cat and the Canary" find love and laughter in a haunted house!

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Comedy | Horror

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21 June 1940 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Le mystère du château maudit  »

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(Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 14, 1951 with Bob Hope again reprising his film role. See more »

Goofs

When the man dies in the crypt, he dies with his eyes open. In the next shot his eyes are closed. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Mary Carter: Hello, operator? Operator? Operator, the lights in my room. What? The lightning?
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Soundtracks

"Thanks for the Memory"
(1938) (uncredited)
Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Sung briefly by Bob Hope
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One of the best ghost stories on film!
4 May 1999 | by (Beverly Hills, CA) – See all my reviews

One of my favorite films because it has a perfect balance of comedy, a strong sense of place, and it takes its ghost seriously. Beautiful production design and photography! The old dark house is beautifully set up. I highly recommend this. A sequel to "Cat and the Canary" with Bob Hope. Ghost Breakers resides alongside the more serious "Uninvited" and "The Innocents" as a perfect ghost story.


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