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After inheriting a fortune from a gangster, two dim-witted service station attendants find themselves stranded in a haunted house.After inheriting a fortune from a gangster, two dim-witted service station attendants find themselves stranded in a haunted house.After inheriting a fortune from a gangster, two dim-witted service station attendants find themselves stranded in a haunted house.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
William B. Davidson
- Moose Matson
- (as William Davidson)
Laverne Andrews
- Laverne Andrews
- (uncredited)
Maxene Andrews
- Maxene Andrews
- (uncredited)
Patty Andrews
- Patty Andrews
- (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
- Maitre d'
- (uncredited)
Jeanne Blanche
- Pretty Girl
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Andrews Sisters were brought in after filming wrapped and the final nightclub footage was edited in after the film's completion.
- GoofsNear the end when Ferdie is sitting at the desk and the left candle is sliding across the table, and the right candle is moving up and down, the strings used are clearly visible.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits show animated figures representing Abbott and Costello being chased by a giant white flying ghost, whose body morphs into Abbott's and Costello's names and then into the title of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Terror in the Aisles (1984)
- SoundtracksWhen My Baby Smiles at Me
(1920) (uncredited)
Music by Bill Munro
Lyrics by Ted Lewis & Andrew B. Sterling
Played during the opening credits
Played by Ted Lewis and His Orchestra (as Ted Lewis' Orchestra) and sung by Ted Lewis at the nightclub
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The boys back to their best, backed by a great cast!
I watched 'Hold that Ghost' immediately after 'In the Navy' and noticed improvements in all areas. The boys, given more freedom than before and backed by some wonderful character actors, make this comedy as fresh today as when it was filmed, more than 6 decades ago. Universal, the home of horror, seemed the natural place for ghostly antics, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a dull moment in the movie.
Joan Davis was a wonderful actress and seemed to have found her natural partner in Lou. The two had same great moments together with perhaps the 'Blue Danube' sequence being the funniest. Richard Carson, in a part unlike anything he would portray a decade later, was - despite my misgivings - totally convincing as a nerd - well before that word was invented!
Olsen and Johnson of 'Hellzapoppin' fame would pay tribute to the hilarious 'Oh Chuck!' skit in their own 'Ghost Catchers' a few years later which used a similar - VERY similar! - title sequence.
Joan Davis was a wonderful actress and seemed to have found her natural partner in Lou. The two had same great moments together with perhaps the 'Blue Danube' sequence being the funniest. Richard Carson, in a part unlike anything he would portray a decade later, was - despite my misgivings - totally convincing as a nerd - well before that word was invented!
Olsen and Johnson of 'Hellzapoppin' fame would pay tribute to the hilarious 'Oh Chuck!' skit in their own 'Ghost Catchers' a few years later which used a similar - VERY similar! - title sequence.
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- Jan 20, 2005
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- Budget
- $190,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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