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The Ghost Breakers (1940)

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Release Date: Jun 21, 1940 Wide

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Paramount followed up its successful Bob Hope/Paulette Goddard co-starrer The Cat and the Canary (1939) by warming up another venerable "old dark house" stage play, Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard's The Ghost Breaker, pluralizing the title to accommodate both stars. This time Hope plays radio personality Lawrence L. Lawrence (the middle initial stands for Lawrence: "My folks had no imagination") who has to flee New York to avoid being mistakenly arrested for murder. He and his manservant Alex

Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: George Marshall

Written By: Walter DeLeon

In Theaters: Jun 21, 1940 Wide

On DVD: Mar 5, 2002

Cast

Bob Hope
Larry Lawrence
Paulette Goddard
Mary Carter
Richard Carlson
Geoff Montgomery
Paul Lukas
Parada
Willie Best
Alex
Pedro de Cordoba
Havez
Virginia Brissac
Mother Zombie
Noble Johnson
The Zombie
Anthony Quinn
Ramon/Francisco Maderos
Tom Dugan
Raspy Kelly
Paul Fix
Frenchy Duval
Lloyd Corrigan
Martin
David Durand
Bellhop
Jack Edwards
Ship Bellboy
James Flavin
Hotel porter
Grace Hayle
Screaming woman
Douglas Kennedy
Interne
Paul Newlan
Newsboy
Jack Norton
Drunk
Kay Stewart
Telephone girl
Leonard Sues
Newsboy
Blanca Vischer
Dolores
Emmett Vogan
Announcer
Max Wagner
Ship porter
Robert Ryan
Intern
James Blaine
Police Sergeant
Jack Hatfield
Elevator boy
Francisco Maran
Headwaiter
Robert Elliott
Lt. Murray

Critic Reviews for The Ghost Breakers

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (0) | DVD (3)

Mixing laughs and scares.

June 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

... George Marshall makes an effort to construct the proper atmosphere around these city folk on a haunted safari in voodooland...

June 11, 2010 Full Review Source: Seanax.com

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

One of the few truly great meshes of comedy and horror that never shorts either genre.

November 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Lovely cinematography, a sharp witted Hope, and a gorgeous Goddard. Even with all that, the film's primary standout was it's casual racism and depiction of African Americans; it often undercut the humor and suspense.

May 28, 2007