The Living Ghost

A detective investigating kidnapping case discovers the victim, who may be a zombie.

Cast

James Dunn

as Nick Trayne

Joan Woodbury

as Billie Hilton

Paul McVey

as Ed Moline

Vera Gordon

as Sister Lapidus

Norman Willis

as Cedric, the Butler

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson

Minerva Urecal

as Delia Phillips

George Eldredge

as Tony Weldon

Jan Wiley

as Tina Craig

Edna Johnson

as Helen Craig

Reviews

CinemaSerf

There's something akin to Phil Silvers in James Dunn's performance in this Monogram thriller about a wealthy man who goes missing then returns to his armchair in some sort of trance. Ex-detective Dunn and his sidekick Joan Woodbury try to get to the bottom of it. It's engaging enough, but the qualit...

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