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Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost1941

★6.886 minComedyHorror

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.

Director

Writer

John Grant Robert Lees Frederic I. Rinaldo

Score

Milton Rosen Hans J. Salter Frank Skinner

Stars

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Richard Carlson

Cast48

Bud Abbott
as Chuck Murray
Lou Costello
as Ferdinand Jones
Richard Carlson
as Doctor Jackson
Joan Davis
as Camille Brewster
Mischa Auer
as Gregory
Evelyn Ankers
as Norma Lind
Marc Lawrence
as Charlie Smith
Shemp Howard
as Soda Jerk
Russell Hicks
as Bannister
William B. Davidson
as Moose Matson
Laverne Andrews
as Laverne Andrews
Maxene Andrews
as Maxene Andrews
Patty Andrews
as Patty Andrews
T
Ted Lewis
as Ted Lewis
Bobby Barber
as Waiter (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Maitre d' (uncredited)
J
Jeanne Blanche
as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
R
Ralph Brooks
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
M
Madge Crane
as Mrs. Giltedge (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
as Irondome (uncredited)
J
Jack Deery
as Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Fix
as Lefty
J
Joe Gilbert
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
D
Dick Gordon
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
as Alderman Birch
Chuck Hamilton
as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
as Jenkins
H
Hans Herbert
as Mobster (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
as Judge (uncredited)
K
Kay Katya and Kay
as Dancers (uncredited)
J
Joseph La Cava
as Little Fink (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
as Big Fink (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
as Glum
Milton Parsons
as Harry Hoskins
Manuel París
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Edward Pawley
as High Collar (uncredited)
F
Frank Penny
as Snake Eyes (uncredited)
Frank Richards
as Gunman (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
W
William Ruhl
as Night Club Patron Who Falls (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Janet Shaw
as Alderman's Girl (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Don Terry
as Strangler (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Harry (uncredited)

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