The Ghost Breakers

"When the Ghost WALKS... They RUN!"

Jun 21 1940 Approved 1h 25m
Comedy, Horror, Mystery

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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Plot

Mary Carter inherits her family's ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to take possession of the reputedly haunted castle. She is joined by radio broadcaster Larry Lawrence who, believing he has killed a mob gunman, flees New York with his butler, Alex. Once on the island the threesome enter the eerie castle and after viewing the ghost of one of Mary's ancestors and fighting off a menacing zombie, they find the key to the castle's treasure but are interrupted by an all-too-human foe.

Written by

Walter DeLeon, Paul Dickey, Charles W. Goddard

Directed by

George Marshall

Cast

Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

1 win total

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The Ghost Breakers (1940) - Trailer
Original 1940 Trailer
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Larry Karaszewski on THE GHOST BREAKERS
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