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The Ghost Breakers

1940 · 85 min

A breezy old-Hollywood spook-comedy: creaky mansion thrills played for laughs, with rapid-fire wisecracks and a cozy, harmless scare.

Tagline
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • mystery
  • deception
  • love
  • greed
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour7
Realism4
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, mystery, horror
Directed by
George Marshall
Written by
Walter DeLeon
Starring
Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas, Anthony Quinn, Willie Best, Pedro de Cordoba, Virginia Brissac
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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