Film

The Ghost Breakers

1940 · 1h 25m · Comedy · Horror · Mystery

When the Ghost WALKS... They RUN!

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.

Bob Hope

Larry Lawrence

Paulette Goddard

Mary Carter

Richard Carlson

Geoff Montgomery

Paul Lukas

Parada

Anthony Quinn

Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes

Willie Best

Alex

Pedro de Cordoba

Havez (as Pedro De Cordoba)

Virginia Brissac

Mother Zombie

Noble Johnson

The Zombie

Tom Dugan

Raspy Kelly

Paul Fix

Frenchy Duval

Lloyd Corrigan

Martin

James Blaine

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

David Durand

Bellhop (uncredited)

Jack Edwards

Ship Bellboy (uncredited)

Robert Elliott

Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

• George MarshallDirector
• Walter DeLeonScreenplay
• Arthur Hornblow Jr.Producer
• Charles LangDirector of Photography
• Ernst TochOriginal Music Composer
• Ellsworth HoaglandEditor

Original 1940 Trailer

Release date

June 21, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

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