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The Smiling Ghost (1941)

Directed by Lewis Seiler

Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

Overview

Elinor Bentley Fairchild’s previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month to break the curse. But Lucky becomes a target of what appears to be the ghost of one of the former fiances.

Rated NR | Length 71 minutes

Actors

Wayne Morris | Brenda Marshall | Willie Best | Alexis Smith | Alan Hale | Helen Westley | Lee Patrick | David Bruce | Charles Halton | Richard Ainley | Roland Drew | George Meader | Clem Bevans | Arthur Aylesworth

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/12/2022TVStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This actually has some teeth in addition to the humor. Would’ve been a fun one to see at the theater back in the day. Get past the casual racism of the time and program this for a 24hr horror marathon.

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