Hold That Ghost poster

Hold That Ghost( 1941)

TV-MAComedyHorror
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Overview

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bud Abbott

      Chuck Murray

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      Lou Costello

      Ferdinand Jones

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      Richard Carlson

      Doctor Jackson

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      Joan Davis

      Camille Brewster

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      Mischa Auer

      Gregory

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      Evelyn Ankers

      Norma Lind

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      Marc Lawrence

      Charlie Smith

    8. cast image

      Shemp Howard

      Soda Jerk

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      Russell Hicks

      Bannister

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      William B. Davidson

      Moose Matson

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      Laverne Andrews

      Laverne Andrews

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      Maxene Andrews

      Maxene Andrews

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      Patty Andrews

      Patty Andrews

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      Ted Lewis

      Ted Lewis

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      Bobby Barber

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Brooks Benedict

      Maitre d' (uncredited)

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      Jeanne Blanche

      Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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      Ralph Brooks

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Spencer Charters

      Storekeeper (uncredited)

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      Madge Crane

      Mrs. Giltedge (uncredited)

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      Edgar Dearing

      Irondome (uncredited)

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      Jack Deery

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Paul Fix

      Lefty (uncredited)

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      Joe Gilbert

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Dick Gordon

      Club Patron (uncredited)

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      Thurston Hall

      Alderman Birch (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hamilton

      Police Car Driver (uncredited)

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      Harry Hayden

      Jenkins (uncredited)

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      Hans Herbert

      Mobster (uncredited)

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      Howard Hickman

      Judge (uncredited)

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      Kay Katya and Kay

      Dancers (uncredited)

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      Joseph La Cava

      Little Fink (uncredited)

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      Paul Newlan

      Big Fink (uncredited)

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      Barry Norton

      Club Patron (uncredited)

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      Nestor Paiva

      Glum (uncredited)

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      Milton Parsons

      Harry Hoskins (uncredited)

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      Manuel París

      Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

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      Edward Pawley

      High Collar (uncredited)

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      Frank Penny

      Snake Eyes (uncredited)

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      Frank Richards

      Gunman (uncredited)

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      Ronald R. Rondell

      Headwaiter (uncredited)

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      William Ruhl

      Night Club Patron Who Falls (uncredited)

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      Jeffrey Sayre

      Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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      Janet Shaw

      Alderman's Girl (uncredited)

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      Larry Steers

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Amzie Strickland

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Don Terry

      Strangler (uncredited)

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      Harry Wilson

      Harry (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    8
    Written by John Chard on Mon May 23 2016
    Look, from now on, keep one eye on that candle, another eye on that one, and with the other eye watch me! Hold That Ghost is directed by Arthur Lubin and collectively written by Robert Lees, Frederic Rinaldo & John Grant. It stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Mischa Auer, Evelyn Ankers, and Marc Lawrence. Music is by Hans J. Salter and cinematography by Elwood Bredell. This is the fourth film from Abbott and Costello and finds the boys back on form after a dip in quality with their previous film, In the Navy. Here they play a couple of inept gas station workers w...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • casino
    • hostage
    • detective
    • haunted house
    • bus driver
    • slapstick comedy
    • inheritance
    • black and white
    • old dark house
    • will
    • screwball comedy
    • ghost
    • hidden money