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Spooks Run Wild

1941 · 65 min

A breezy old-fashioned spook-comedy where wisecracking kids bumble through creaky haunted-house scares and harmless chills.

Overview
A group of delinquents on their way to summer camp get stuck in a haunted house.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • friendship
  • mystery
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour6
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Written by
Carl Foreman, Charles R. Marion
Starring
Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Dorothy Short, Sunshine Sammy Morrison, Dave O'Brien, David Gorcey
Runtime
65 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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