The Ghost Breakers
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6.5After 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.
Released: 1940-06-2185 minDir: George MarshallComedy, Horror, Mystery
Cast
- Bob Hope as Larry Lawrence
- Paulette Goddard as Mary Carter
- Richard Carlson as Geoff Montgomery
- Paul Lukas as Parada
- Anthony Quinn as Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes
- Willie Best as Alex
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1940
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- zombie film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George Marshall
- Screenwriter
- Walter DeLeon
- Cast member
- Willie Best
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Producer
- Arthur Hornblow, Jr.
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
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Categories
1940 American films1940 comedy horror films1940 English-language films1940 films1940s comedy mystery filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican comedy horror filmsAmerican comedy mystery filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican haunted house filmsAmerican zombie comedy filmsEnglish-language comedy horror films