Ghost Chasers
| Ghost Chasers | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Charles Marion Bert Lawrence |
| Produced by | Jan Grippo |
| Starring | Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey William Benedict |
| Cinematography | Marcel LePicard |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Edward J. Kay |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ghost Chasers is a 1951 comedy horror film, starring The Bowery Boys.[1][2] The film was released on April 29, 1951 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-second film in the series.[3]
The film depicts spiritualism as a hoax, and has the Bowery Boys investigating the residence of a fake medium. They receive the assistance of an actual ghost.
Plot
[edit]After Slip discovers a spiritualist in the neighborhood, he enlists the boys to investigate. They discover that she is a fake and working for Margo the Medium, a radio star who has convinced Sach and Whitey that ghosts exist.
The boys go to her place, using Louie as a decoy. While she is busy trying to connect to Louie's dead uncle, the rest of the boys investigate the house. A real ghost, Edgar, befriends Sach and helps him investigate as well. Although the others cannot see Edgar, he does help them in times of crisis and helps them uncover Margo's scam.
Cast
[edit]The Bowery Boys
[edit]- Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- William Benedict as Whitmore 'Whitey' Williams
- David Gorcey as Chuck
- Buddy Gorman as Butch
Remaining cast
[edit]- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
- Lloyd Corrigan as Edgar Alden Franklin Smith
- Jan Kayne as Cynthia
- Robert Coogan as Jack Eagan, Private Eye
- Lela Bliss as Margo the Medium
- Philip Van Zandt as Dr. Basil Granville
- Marshall Bradford as Professor Krantz
- Michael Ross as Gus
- Argentina Brunetti as Mama Parelli
- Belle Mitchell as Madame Zola
- Doris Kemper as Mrs. Mahoney
Home media
[edit]Released on VHS by Warner Brothers on September 1, 1992.
Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Two" on April 9, 2013.
References
[edit]- ^ Variety film review; May 30, 1951, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; May 12, 1951, page 76.
- ^ Hayes, David (1982). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806509310.
External links
[edit]- Ghost Chasers at IMDb
- Ghost Chasers at AllMovie
- Ghost Chasers at the TCM Movie Database
- Ghost Chasers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 1951 comedy horror films
- 1950s ghost films
- American comedy horror films
- American black-and-white films
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- 1950s English-language films
- Films directed by William Beaudine
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- 1950s American films
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