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Lucky Ghost (1942)
Directed by William Beaudine
Overview
An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of old-time black life (chicken thievin’, gamblin’, runnin’ from ghosteses) for laughs—sort of like the BET of its day. Mantan and Miller win a house-cum-casino in a craps game, only to discover that the deceased former owners aren’t too pleased that their old home is being used for “jitterbugging, jiving, and hullaballooing”. I hate hullaballooing. The ghosts decide to scare everyone off by opening doors and windows, pulling out chairs, even playing the drums.
Rated PG | Length 61 minutes
Actors
Mantan Moreland | F.E. Miller | Maceo Bruce Sheffield | Arthur Ray | Florence O'Brien | Harold Garrison | Jessie Cryer | Napoleon Whiting | Jess Lee Brooks | Ida Coffin | Nathan Curry | Millie Monroe | Louise Franklin | Lucille Battle | Avanelle Harris | Monte Hawley | Vernon McCalla | Harry Levette | Henry Hastings | Florence Field | John Lester Johnson | Edward Thompson | Lester Christmas | Reginald Fenderson | Lorenzo Flennoy