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The Ghost Breakers (1940) | Slate

The Ghost Breakers

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Rated 6.5 on TMDB

The Ghost Breakers

When the Ghost WALKS... They RUN!

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.

Released: 1940
Runtime: 1h 25m
Rated: NR
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Walter DeLeonScreenplay

Paul DickeyTheatre Play

George MarshallDirector

Charles W. GoddardTheatre Play

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Bob HopeLarry Lawrence
Paulette GoddardMary Carter
Richard CarlsonGeoff Montgomery

Paul LukasParada
Anthony QuinnRamon Mederes / Francisco Mederes
Willie BestAlex
Pedro de CordobaHavez (as Pedro De Cordoba)
Virginia BrissacMother Zombie

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