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The Ghost Breakers (1940)

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User Rating: 7.5/10 (755 votes)
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Overview

Director:
George Marshall
Writers:
Paul Dickey (play) and
Charles W. Goddard (play) ...
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Release Date:
21 June 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Tagline:
The two stars of "The Cat and the Canary" find love and laughter in a haunted house!
Plot:
Mary Carter inherits her family's ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats... more | add synopsis
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Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Bob Hope ... Larry Lawrence

Paulette Goddard ... Mary Carter
Richard Carlson ... Geoff Montgomery
Paul Lukas ... Parada
Willie Best ... Alex
Pedro de Cordoba ... Havez (as Pedro De Cordoba)
Virginia Brissac ... Mother Zombie
Noble Johnson ... The Zombie

Anthony Quinn ... Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes
Tom Dugan ... Raspy Kelly
Paul Fix ... Frenchy Duval
Lloyd Corrigan ... Martin
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #6126) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
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Trivia:
The castle in the story is called "Castillo Maldito". It means "Castle of the Damned", or "Evil Castle". more
Goofs:
Continuity: A ghost is seen walking in the foyer where Lawrence finds his body is entombed. Later, Lawrence "discovers" the same ghost's body in the crypt. more
Quotes:
Larry Lawrence: [the power goes out in the storm] Basil Rathbone must be having a party. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Svengoolie: The Ghost Breakers" (1999) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Blooper / review, 24 May 1999
10/10
Author: Norm Vogel (norm3vog@blast.net) from S. Bound Brook, NJ

This film & "Cat & the Canary" are easily Bob Hope's finest films! Excellent 'haunted castle' (inherited by Goddard) film. Hope has a LOT of great lines!

The blooper is at the beginning of the film; NYC is supposedly COMPLETELY blacked out, due to a thunderstorm. No lites; nothing. BUT.....when "Raspy Kelly" rings Hope's doorbell, it BUZZES! Amazing!

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