Ghost Chasers (1951)

A ghost helps the Bowery Boys capture a gang of crooks led by a mad doctor.

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Bert Lawrence (additional dialogue), Charles R. Marion (original screenplay)

Stars:

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Lloyd Corrigan

Cast

Cast overview:
Leo Gorcey	...	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall	...	Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Edgar Alden Franklin Smith
Lela Bliss	...	Margo the Medium
Philip Van Zandt	...	Dr. Basil Granville
Bernard Gorcey	...	Louie Dumbrowsky
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
Robert Coogan	...	Jack Eagan
Buddy Gorman	...	Butch
David Gorcey	...	Chuck
Jan Kayne	...	Cynthia
Argentina Brunetti	...	Mrs. Parelli
Marshall Bradford	...	Prof. Krantz
Michael Ross	...	Gus

Storyline

A ghost helps the Bowery Boys capture a gang of crooks led by a mad doctor.

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Plot Keywords:

bowery boys | ghost | seance | flooded room | gangster | 

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Taglines:

THEIR ANTICS ARE ENOUGH TO SCARE A GHOST RIGHT OUT OF HIS SHEET!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 1951 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in six days.

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Quotes

Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones: I got a lighter but it's outta fluid.
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney: I think your head is outta fluid.

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Connections

Followed by The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)

User Reviews

How Now Brown Cow

The boys get mixed up with a gang of phony spiritualists, at the same time Sach gets some special help.

What a hoot when Slip gives elocution lessons "how now brown cow" to coarse-talking Cynthia (Kayne). That's like Attila the Hun giving nice-nice lessons to Ghengis Khan. The pace really picks up once the boys invade Margo the phony Medium's house. Along the way, Sach picks up an impish ghost Edgar (Corrigan) that only he can see. It's a funny schtick since Edgar does all kinds of magic that confounds the disbelieving gang. Then too, catch that fractured Shakespeare Sach starts speaking after listening to the high-brow Edgar. Corrigan and Hall really work well together and Hall is livelier than in many of the other entries.

In fact, there are several centers of comedy, including Slip and the gang, and pint-sized Louie (B. Gorcey) doing his midget brand. And I hope they paid the boys extra for holding those frozen poses as well as they did, especially when they get lifted up. Also, I like the way Edgar "breaks character" and talks to the audience. Here, it's a rather charming touch. Of course, no one expects high-brow humor from these grade school drop-outs, but this entry is more imaginative and livelier than most.