Hold That Ghost

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Hold That Ghost

1941

1h 26m

Comedy

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Two nightclub waiters (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) inherit a haunted roadhouse from a bumped-off gangster.

Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

11/02/2014

One of the best horror comedy romps featuring Abbott and Costello...

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

11/14/2008

The duo would capitalize on this balance in the later monster movies, but it works just as well here.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/31/2005

3/5

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan

12/27/2004

4/5

One of Bud & Lou's funniest, featuring their classic candle sequence.

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Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

01/07/2004

3/5

Not up to the standards of Buck Privates, but it does have its moments.

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

08/21/2002

3/5

Above average Abbott and Costello comedy-thriller

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Andrew L

07/29/2024

In one of the first ever horror-comedies, Abbott and Costello inherit a haunted house that is believed to contain stolen money from a wealthy gangster. It's a perfect family friendly movie for Halloween.

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steve d

01/09/2023

Some decent bits but not great on the whole.

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04/21/2020

Loved the combination of Joan Davis with Lou and Bud; great crime movie and spooky happenings,hilarious to the end!!!!! Richard Carlson and Evelyn Ankers are an attractive asset in this one!!!!

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07/05/2019

More geared toward kids than most of their movies. Their best is The Time of Their Lives, where the comedic timing is impeccable.

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01/15/2019

Hallaurous comedy with great jokes and great actors.

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Tony S

05/12/2018

I love this movie I've seen it hundreds of times and still watch it

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Arthur Lubin

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Lou Costello

Ferdinand Jones

Joan Davis

Camille Brewster

Richard Carlson

Doctor Jackson

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Synopsis

Two nightclub waiters (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) inherit a haunted roadhouse from a bumped-off gangster.

Director: Arthur Lubin
Screenwriter: Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, John Grant
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 26m