| Ghost Chasers | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Charles Marion Bert Lawrence |
| Produced by | Jan Grippo |
| Starring | Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey William Benedict |
| Cinematography | Marcel LePicard |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Edward J. Kay |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ghost Chasers is a 1951 comedy horror film starring the Bowery Boys.[1][2] The film was released on April 29, 1951 by Monogram Pictures and is the 22nd film in the Bowery Boys series.[3]
Plot
After Slip discovers a spiritualist in the neighborhood, he enlists the boys to investigate. They discover that she is a fake who is working for Margo the Medium, a radio star who has convinced Sach and Whitey that ghosts exist.
The boys visit her, using Louie as a decoy. While she is busy trying to connect to Louie's dead uncle, the rest of the boys investigate the house. A real ghost named Edgar befriends Sach and helps him investigate. Although the others cannot see Edgar, he helps them uncover Margo's scam.
Cast
The Bowery Boys
- Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- William Benedict as Whitmore 'Whitey' Williams
- David Gorcey as Chuck
- Buddy Gorman as Butch
Remaining cast
- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
- Lloyd Corrigan as Edgar Alden Franklin Smith
- Jan Kayne as Cynthia
- Robert Coogan as Jack Eagan, Private Eye
- Lela Bliss as Margo the Medium
- Philip Van Zandt as Dr. Basil Granville
- Marshall Bradford as Professor Krantz
- Michael Ross as Gus
- Argentina Brunetti as Mama Parelli
- Belle Mitchell as Madame Zola
- Doris Kemper as Mrs. Mahoney
Home media
The film was released on VHS by Warner Bros. on September 1, 1992.
Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of The Bowery Boys, Volume Two on April 9, 2013.
References
- ^ Variety film review; May 30, 1951, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; May 12, 1951, page 76.
- ^ Hayes, David (1982). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806509310.
External links
- Ghost Chasers at IMDb
- Ghost Chasers at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
- Ghost Chasers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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