Hold That Ghost

Aug 7, 1941

1h 26m

★ 6.8

Here's That ALL-AMERICAN LAUGH TEAM!

Overview

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Hold That Ghost Trailers

Cast

Chuck Murray

Bud Abbott

Ferdinand Jones

Lou Costello

Doctor Jackson

Richard Carlson

Camille Brewster

Joan Davis

Gregory

Mischa Auer

Norma Lind

Evelyn Ankers

Charlie Smith

Marc Lawrence

Soda Jerk

Shemp Howard

Bannister

Russell Hicks

Moose Matson

William B. Davidson

Laverne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

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