Hold That Ghost

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

Cast

Bud Abbott

as Chuck Murray

Lou Costello

as Ferdinand Jones

Richard Carlson

as Doctor Jackson

Joan Davis

as Camille Brewster

Mischa Auer

as Gregory

Evelyn Ankers

as Norma Lind

Marc Lawrence

as Charlie Smith

Shemp Howard

as Soda Jerk

Russell Hicks

as Bannister

William B. Davidson

as Moose Matson

Reviews

John Chard

Look, from now on, keep one eye on that candle, another eye on that one, and with the other eye watch me! Hold That Ghost is directed by Arthur Lubin and collectively written by Robert Lees, Frederic Rinaldo & John Grant. It stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Mischa Auer...

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