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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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- Comedy
- George Marshall
- 1940-06-21
The Ghost Breakers. The Ghost Breakers is a 1940 American mystery/ horror comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It was adapted by screenwriter Walter DeLeon as the third film version of the 1909 play The Ghost Breaker by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. [2]
Ghost Breakers, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Keep It In The Can Thrifty heiress Mary (Paulette Goddard) wraps business with the guys (Paul Lukas, Pedro De Cordoba) overseeing her inheritance of a Cuban castle, then disrobes while radio gossip-monger Larry (Bob Hope) goes a little too far for gangster Frenchy (Paul Fix), early in The Ghost ...
- George Marshall, Mel Epstein
- Bob Hope
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THE GHOST BREAKERS is another horror comedy by Bob Hope, released in 1940. The film follows the story of Larry Lawrence, a radio host played by Hope, who is sent to investigate a haunted castle.
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- Bob Hope
- George Marshall
- Paramount
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.
Summaries. A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba. Mary Carter inherits her family's ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to take possession of the reputedly haunted castle. She is joined by radio broadcaster ...
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.
