Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost is a 1941 American horror comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and featuring Joan Davis, Evelyn Ankers and Richard Carlson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Abbott and Costello performed a half-hour live version of the film for radio audiences on Louella Parsons' Hollywood Premiere on August 1, 1941.
Plot
Gas station attendants Chuck Murray and Ferdie Jones aspire to better jobs. They temporarily work as waiters at Chez Glamour, a high-class nightclub where Ted Lewis and The Andrews Sisters perform, but are fired for causing a scene. Ferdie dreams of having his own nightclub one day.
More details
| author | Robert Lees |
|---|---|
| director | Arthur Lubin |
| editor | Philip Cahn |
| events | haunted house |
| genre | comedy horror mystery |
| keywords | bus driver clean gamble gang member gas station attendant imitate kill moose scar search ted lewis trap |
| musicBy | Hans J. Salter |
| producer | Burt Kelly Glenn Tryon |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | comedy horror horror comedy musical comedy |