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The Ghost Breakers (1940)

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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

Walter DeLeon

Mar 5, 2002

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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 | Comment
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 | Comment
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) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Audience Reviews for The Ghost Breakers

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
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Steve K

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One of my favourtie Hope movies, it's really very funny. If you're a fan, check it out. It's sort of a spoof of old horror and mystery movies.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688

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