The ghost breakers 1940 a radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in cuba. She is joined by radio broadcaster larry lawrence who. Green and starred wallace reid in one of his last screen roles. Lawrence flees new york to avoid being mistakenly arrested for murder. A huge mansion in cuba is gifted to a distant relative, and she returns in the midst of murder and deception. A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress. The ghost breakers has some honest scary moments for its day, its almost as scary as it is funny. Along with abbott and costello meet frankenstein and hope and goddards own the cat and the canary, it is cited as a prime. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The ghost breakers is a 1940 american mysteryhorror comedy film directed by george marshall and starring bob hope and paulette goddard. Robert ryan appears as an ambulance driver in the opening of the film. Released october 25th, 2002, the ghost breakers stars bob hope, paulette goddard, richard carlson, paul lukas the movie has a runtime of about.
Im going to admit right off the bat that i dont have a whole lot of use for bob hope. While not ineptly constructed or suffering from egregious film failure, the ghost breakers misleads as a spooky comic outing, being more of a whodunit. The ghost breakers is directed by george marshall and starring bob hope and paulette goddard. Since the first moment i saw it on early tv, i was smitten by this sly, comedynoir, mystery tale. Soon the trunk and larry are aboard a ship bound for cuba, where the. A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant, and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in cuba. Ghost breakers, the 1940 movie clip am i protruding.
The ghost breakers is a 1940 american comedy film directed by george marshall and starring bob hope and paulette goddard. The two stars of the cat and the canary find love and laughter in a haunted house mary carter inherits her familys ancestral home, located on a small island off cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to take possesion of the reputedly haunted castle. Okay, i know its bob hope and all, but this remains one of my very favorite films ever. The ghost breakers 2002 after intrepid working girl mary carter paulette goddard becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located. Goddard, it was adapted into a 1940 film starring bob hope called the ghost breakers it had also been adapted in a 1914 film, the ghost breaker 1914 film and a 1922 film, the ghost breaker 1922 film. Goddard along with the abbott and costello films hold that ghost and abbott and costello meet. I recently watched texas with william holden and glenn ford and found it hugely entertaining. 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. Larry lawrence hope, sought in connection with a murder he did not commit, eludes new york police by hiding in a steamer trunk.
The ghost breakers 1940 fantastic movie musings and. There are a lot of similarities between the two films but the ghost breakers is even better. The ghost breaker is a 1922 american silent horror comedy film about haunted houses and ghosts. Download the ghost breakers torrent kickasstorrents. Bob hope, paulette goddard, richard carlson, paul lukas, anthony quinn, willie best, george marshall, arthur hornblow. Bob hope, paulette goddard, and paul lukas in the ghost breakers 1940. The ghost breakers, along with the cat and the canary, was an inspiration to walt disney for his haunted mansion attraction at disneyland. The ghost breakers 1940 paramount film with paulette goddard and bob hope e8x1f1 from alamys library of millions of. Featuring a scoobydoostyle plot by the villains to scare the owner. Looking for a followup to its successful bob hopepaulette goddard comedy thriller the cat and the canary. The ghost breakers is a murder mystery and a haunted house movie, but much of that is just setting for events to happen that bob hope and willie best can react to. The film was adapted by walter deleon from the play the ghost breaker by paul dickey and charles w.
This episode from screen directors playhouse originally aired april 3, 1949. The ghost breakers is a 1940 american mysteryhorror comedy film directed by george. It was produced by famous playerslasky and distributed through paramount pictures. Along with the abbott and costello films hold that ghost and abbott and costello meet. The ghost breakers 1940 paramount film with paulette. Universals the ghost breakers dvd is part of its bob hope the tribute collection, and looks much better than another entry in the series that savant sampled. A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in cuba. Watch spring breakers in hd, watch spring breakers free movie. Tom clancys ghost recon breakpoint is a military shooter set in a diverse, hostile and mysterious open world that you can play entirely solo or in up to fourplayer coop. I looked at marshalls filmography and surprised at how many titles ive enjoyed over the yeas. Bob hope, paulette goddard, richard carlson, paul lukas, anthony quinn, willie best. The ghost breaker is a 1909 haunted house farcical play written by paul dickey and charles w.
The ghost breakers photos view all photos 1 movie info. The ghost breakers, dvd, comedyclassic, 0251921226. With bob hope, paulette goddard, richard carlson, paul lukas. The ghost breakers 1940 directed by george marshall. Download the ghost breakers torrent or any other torrent from category. She is joined by radio broadcaster larry lawrence who, believing he has killed a mob gunman, flees new york with his butler, alex. The asheville film society will screen the ghost breakers tuesday, oct. While not ineptly constructed or suffering from egregious film failure, the ghost breakers misleads as a spooky comic.
Willie best also appeared in that film in a major role. I like ghost breakers a whole bunch, but could someone please tell me if there was any point or genuine purpose to lloyd corrigans character. Ghosts and gags collide in this witches brew of laughs, with bob hope as a manhattan radio commentator who finds himself marooned on an island of the walking dead. The ghost breakers by screen directors playhouse relic radio. Mary carter inherits her familys ancestral home, located on a small island off cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to take possession of the reputedly haunted castle. It later was the basis of the 1953 martin and lewis movie scared stiff. Ive been informed that the paramount elements held by universal are both limited and sometimes lacking in quality, and the mostly excellent picture here is a welcome surprise. The ghost breakers shares the same genre of abbott and costello meet frankenstein and hope and goddards own the cat and the canary, it is cited as. Meanwhile, other major studios noted the success paramount had with horror in comedies. Tags comedy, horror, mystery language english director george marshall cast bob. Bob hope and paulette goddard return for another spooky comedy, but where the cat and the canary 1939 inhabited literally and figuratively the haunted house film, the ghost breakers takes its sweet time developing much of anything. Parada paul lukas, whom we know is a crook, is trying to convince mary paulette goddard that the cuban estate shes inherited is haunted, rescued by relatively heroic bob hope, as radio chatterbox larry, whos on the steamship to escape from gangsters, in the ghost.
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