Hold That Ghost (1941)

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Writers:

Robert Lees (screenplay) &
Frederic I. Rinaldo (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

8 August 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

9 ALL-TIME SONG HITS (re-release print ad - all caps)

Plot:

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their...

Plot Keywords:

Haunted House | Gangster | Waiter | Old Dark House | Moose Head

Cast

Bud Abbott	...	Chuck Murray
Lou Costello	...	Ferdinand Jones
Richard Carlson	...	Doctor Jackson
Joan Davis	...	Camille Brewster
Mischa Auer	...	Gregory
Evelyn Ankers	...	Norma Lind
Marc Lawrence	...	Charlie Smith
Shemp Howard	...	Soda Jerk
Russell Hicks	...	Bannister
William B. Davidson	...	Moose Matson (as William Davidson)
Ted Lewis and His Orchestra	...	Themselves
The Andrews Sisters	...	Themselves
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Spencer Charters	...	Storekeeper (scenes deleted)
Ted Lewis	...	Himself - Leader of His Orchestra

Also Known As:

Oh, Charlie

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #7215) | Sweden:15

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The Andrews Sisters were brought in after filming wrapped and the final nightclub footage was edited in after the film's completion.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Moose Matson pulls up to the gas station that Chuck and Ferdie work at, his front license plate is of a white color. But when the police are chasing him in the same car, the license plate is clearly black.

Quotes:

Ferdie: [to Camille] With one eye, watch that candle, with the other eye watch the other candle, and with the other eye, watch me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Duck Dodgers: The Mark of Xero/I See Duck People (#2.7)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Aurora

Ab-bb-ott! Was that a ghost?

Arthur Lubin directs this scary comedy with Abbott and Costello inheriting a gangster's abandoned piece of property. A haunted house? Some guys have all the luck. Well paced funny script complete with stormy atmosphere. Hilarious and a little spooky. Joan Davis is a scene stealer. Others in support: Richard Carlson, Evelyn Ankers and Marc Lawrence. Classic Abbott and Costello.