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'The Smiling Ghost' (1941)
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6 September 1941 (USA) morePlot:
An heiress seems to be cursed as each of her intended grooms meets with a horrible end. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Great fun in the traditional "B" fashion moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Wayne Morris | ... | Alexander "Lucky" Downing |
 | Brenda Marshall | ... | Lil Barstow |
 | Alexis Smith | ... | Elinor Bentley |
| Alan Hale | ... | Norton |
| Lee Patrick | ... | Rose Fairchild |
| David Bruce | ... | Paul Myron |
| Helen Westley | ... | Grandmother Bentley |
| Willie Best | ... | Clarence |
| Charles Halton | ... | Ames Bentley |
| Richard Ainley | ... | Tennant Bentley |
| Roland Drew | ... | Hilton Fairchild |
| George Meader | ... | Mr. Dinwiddie |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Sexton at cemetery |
| Arthur Aylesworth | ... | Justice of the Peace (as Arthur Aylsworth) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Frank Hagney | ... | Ryan (scenes deleted) |
| Al Lloyd | ... | Briggs (scenes deleted) |
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Fun Stuff
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Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) moreFAQ
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If you are looking for a pleasant diversion that will make you laugh and be royally entertained with an old fashioned "B" mystery, this film is for you. Alexis Smith plays a gal who has been engaged to three different men, all of whom have met their demise before the wedding. The family hires Wayne Morris as a decoy fiancee in an attempt to get the murderer out in the open. The only problem is that Morris does not know that he's being used as bait. However, when he does find out his true status he decides to help trap the killer anyway. This movie is great fun with such devices as a secret panel, some funny acting relatives, and Willie Best playing his usual knee knocking, scared character. Yes, some will be offended by his characterization but, deal with it. That's the way things were done in those days. We would certainly and rightfully object if such antics were filmed today but, remember, this movie is from the early 1940s. The real identity of the killer is pretty obvious but, so what? It's a fun movie and well worth a little more than 70 minutes of your' time.