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Hold That Ghost

1941 · 86 min

A breezy, silly haunted-house romp where the scares are just setup for rapid-fire slapstick and wordplay.

Tagline
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • deception
  • friendship
  • survival
  • crime
Places
  • single country house
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour9
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Written by
Frederic I. Rinaldo, Robert Lees, John Grant
Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Mischa Auer, Evelyn Ankers, Marc Lawrence, Shemp Howard
Cinematography
Elwood Bredell
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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