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The Ghost Breakers: Directed by George Marshall. With Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas. A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.
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- George Marshall
- 1940-06-21
Cast 34. 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.
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In a Manhattan radio studio, a broadcast is being made by crime reporter Lawrence Lawrence (Bob Hope)—"Larry" to his friends, as well as his enemies, who are many in number among the local underworld. Listening in on the broadcast is pretty brunette Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard), whose high-rise hotel room goes dark as a violent thunderstorm cause...
Bob Hope as Larry LawrencePaulette Goddard as Mary CarterRichard Carlson as Geoff MontgomeryPaul Lukas as ParadaThe Dickey and Goddard play The Ghost Breaker was filmed twice previously by Paramount, first in 1914 by Cecil B. DeMille, with stars H. B. Warner and Rita Stanwood. It was filmed again in 1922 by director Alfred E. Green, starring Wallace Reid and Lila Lee.Both these silent film versions are now considered to be lost films. George Marshall, direct...
Reviews from critics were positive. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote, "It looks as though Paramount has really discovered something: it has found the fabled formula for making an audience shriek with laughter and fright at one and (as the barkers say) the simultaneous time." Variety declared it "solid comedy entertainment that will gener...
The Ghost Breakers (1940) at the Internet Movie DatabaseThe Ghost Breakers (1940) at WikipediaThe Ghost Breakers (1940) at AllMovieFilm Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A radio broadcaster running from the mob helps an heiress deal with her family's haunted mansion. Cast & Crew. Read More. George Marshall. Director. Bob Hope. Larry Lawrence. Paulette Goddard. Mary Carter. Richard Carlson. Geoff Montgomery. Paul Lukas. Parada. Willie Best. Alex.
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The Ghost Breakers is a sort of sequel to Paramount's 1939 hit "The Cat and the Canary", also starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. Directed by George Marshall (who would direct the Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis 1958 remake, "Scared Stiff", as well) it's adapted by Walter DeLeon from the play "The Ghost Breaker" by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard.
Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Ghost Breakers (1940) - George T. Marshall on AllMovie - Paramount followed up its successful Bob…
