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Beware Spooks!

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 5m
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6.0/10
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Joe E. Brown in Beware Spooks! (1939)
ComedyCrimeMysteryRomance

A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park's haunted house.A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park's haunted house.A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park's haunted house.

  • Director
    • Edward Sedgwick
  • Writers
    • Richard Flournoy
    • Albert Duffy
    • Brian Marlow
  • Stars
    • Joe E. Brown
    • Mary Carlisle
    • Clarence Kolb
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    86
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Richard Flournoy
      • Albert Duffy
      • Brian Marlow
    • Stars
      • Joe E. Brown
      • Mary Carlisle
      • Clarence Kolb
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Joe E. Brown
    Joe E. Brown
    • Roy L. Gifford
    Mary Carlisle
    Mary Carlisle
    • Betty Lou Winters Gifford
    Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    • Commissioner Lester Lewis
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Slick Eastman
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Nick Bruno
    George J. Lewis
    George J. Lewis
    • Danny Emmett
    Harry A. Bailey
    • Barker
    • (uncredited)
    James Blaine
    James Blaine
    • Detective Adams
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Brown
    Stanley Brown
    • Johnnie, Spook House Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Bruno
    • Barker
    • (uncredited)
    Tommy Bupp
    Tommy Bupp
    • Second Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Dae
    Frank Dae
    • Politician
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Devlin
    Joe Devlin
    • Shooting Gallery Man
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Downing
    • Carny
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Dunn
    Ralph Dunn
    • Police Sergeant Following Gifford
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Egan
    Jack Egan
    • Barker
    • (uncredited)
    Edythe Elliott
    • Woman Radio Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Bank Cashier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Richard Flournoy
      • Albert Duffy
      • Brian Marlow
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    • Release date
      • October 24, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Spook House
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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