The Ghost Breakers (1940)

06/21/1940 (US) • 1h 25m

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

When the Ghost WALKS... They RUN!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Bob Hope

Larry Lawrence

Paulette Goddard

Mary Carter

Richard Carlson

Geoff Montgomery

Anthony Quinn

Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes

Pedro de Cordoba

Havez (as Pedro De Cordoba)

Virginia Brissac

Mother Zombie

Noble Johnson

The Zombie


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

stowaway

haunted house

house

inheritance

zombie

mansion

heir

ghost

radio host

haunted castle

steamship

haunted mansion

mystery

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