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The Ghost Breakers

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1 Std. 25 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
7,0/10
4437
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in The Ghost Breakers (1940)
A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.
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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.

  • Regie
    • George Marshall
  • Drehbuch
    • Walter DeLeon
    • Paul Dickey
    • Charles W. Goddard
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Bob Hope
    • Paulette Goddard
    • Richard Carlson
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  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    7,0/10
    4437
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    • Regie
      • George Marshall
    • Drehbuch
      • Walter DeLeon
      • Paul Dickey
      • Charles W. Goddard
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Bob Hope
      • Paulette Goddard
      • Richard Carlson
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  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Larry Lawrence
    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Mary Carter
    Richard Carlson
    Richard Carlson
    • Geoff Montgomery
    Paul Lukas
    Paul Lukas
    • Parada
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • Alex
    Pedro de Cordoba
    Pedro de Cordoba
    • Havez
    • (as Pedro De Cordoba)
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mother Zombie
    Noble Johnson
    Noble Johnson
    • The Zombie
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Ramon Mederos…
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Raspy Kelly
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Frenchy Duval
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    Lloyd Corrigan
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    James Blaine
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    David Durand
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    • Ship Bellboy
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    Robert Elliott
    Robert Elliott
    • Lieutenant Murray
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    • Regie
      • George Marshall
    • Drehbuch
      • Walter DeLeon
      • Paul Dickey
      • Charles W. Goddard
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    7bkoganbing

    Zombies and Ghosts and Murder, Oh My

    When Bob Hope first signed with Paramount what they had in mind for him were some B picture comedies playing the bottom half of double bills. Mr. Hope proved he was considerably more than that and his two films with Paulette Goddard and the film Never Say Die with Martha Raye proved he was a box office attraction.

    The Ghost Breakers is the second of two Hope did with Paulette Goddard, the first being The Cat and the Canary. In this one Hope is Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence from parents as he said with a lack of imagination. He's a Walter Winchell type radio broadcaster and columnists and he spills some gangster information as Winchell was wont to do many times. Of course Winchell had the best source of information going in J. Edgar Hoover whereas Hope has raspy voiced stoolie Tom Dugan as his source.

    When a story gets a little too close to home, Hope gets a summons from one of the gangland lords for a conference. But in the same hotel is Paulette Goddard who has just been warned by Anthony Quinn not to close a deal on a castle in an island off Cuba. When Quinn gets murdered Hope thinks he did it and Goddard and he are soon involved in every which way possible.

    On my VHS copy is the trailer for The Ghost Breakers in which it's advertised that this new Bob Hope film will feature his 'boy' Syracuse played by Willie Best. Of course this is a play on Jack Benny's valet Rochester. Would that Willie Best was as fast on the uptake in putting down Hope as Eddie Anderson was as Rochester. Instead Best had to endure the indignity of being referred to as 'boy' in the trailer. He played the part as servile as the norm. Funny thing was his name in the film was Alex, he was never referred to as Syracuse.

    Still the film does have its funny moments, especially when Hope and Goddard arrive at the haunted mansion. It's obvious there is more than ghosts haunting this place and Director George Marshall has a nice group of suspects to throw at us with Anthony Quinn, Paul Lukas, Richard Carlson, and Lloyd Corrigan. Yes, I did say Anthony Quinn who plays his own twin brother.

    At the end it's actually Willie Best who saves them all. But what a surprise ending it would have been if Best had been the real villain of the piece.
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    Funny stuff's funny - scary stuff's scary

    One of my long-term favourites. Horror-comedy with a mystery element. Bob Hope is in prime, breezy form here, and while the lines are good, his throwaway style of delivery and nervous energy puts the film over. The atmosphere of acceptance of the supernatural (in the zombie element of the movie)is reminiscent of "I Walked With a Zombie", which might sound like ridiculously high praise for a Bob Hope comedy, but it's probably best if you see the film and check it out.

    There's an element of racial stereotyping which some might find bothersome now. That said, Willie Best in the potentially offending role, gives a hilarious performance as "the family detainer".

    The comedy and horror elements complement rather than interfere with each other, the director and stars do a trememdous job, and this is one of the more enjoyable pure entertainment pictures you're likely to come across.
    8blanche-2

    I walked with a zombie

    Bob Hope made some wonderful, fun movies in the '40s, and "The Ghost Breakers" costarring Paulette Goddard, Paul Lukas, Willie Best, and Richard Carlson is a prime example. Anthony Quinn has two small double roles in an early appearance for him.

    Hope is a radio gossip who talks about the mob and sometimes upsets them; Goddard is a woman who has just inherited a castle in Cuba. The two intersect at a hotel after a shooting which Hope thinks he committed. He ends up in her trunk and therefore, in Cuba with her, along with Lukas, Best, and Carlson, an old friend of Goddard's. The castle is supposedly haunted, and some mighty strange things occur while Hope and Best investigate.

    This is a great haunted house mystery with Hope letting the zingers fly at a rapid pace. There was something about the younger Hope that is terribly appealing. He brings a boyishness and an energy to these '40s roles that was lost later on. Goddard is beautiful and lively, Lukas excellent as the mysterious Parada. Though there is some political incorrectness, Willie Best and Hope spar as equals. The film keeps a strong atmosphere, with the scenes of thunder and lightning in the beginning especially effective. And that haunted castle - yikes. Call a ghost breaker!
    7hitchcockthelegend

    You still there zomb?

    The Ghost Breakers is a sort of sequel to Paramount's 1939 hit "The Cat and the Canary", also starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. Directed by George Marshall (who would direct the Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis 1958 remake, "Scared Stiff", as well) it's adapted by Walter DeLeon from the play "The Ghost Breaker" by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. The premise is simple, after mistakenly thinking he has shot a hoodlum type, Larry Lawrence (Hope) flees into another hotel room, that of Mary Carter (Goddard), who is packing for a trip to Cuba. Befriending her, it's not before long that Larry is on his way to Cuba as well, but Mary is under threat from shifty characters and to make matters worse, their destination castle is rumoured to be haunted and tales of zombies seem to carry some weight.

    Hope and Goddard really do have a rich chemistry here and the results are excellent to say the least. They would work again for a third time a year later in "Nothing But the Truth". But really it's with the writing that most credit is due here. Hope of course was an excellent deliverer of a line, but first you have to have quality lines to work from, and here with DeLeon's screenplay we get some delightful stuff for Hope to work with. From Basil Rathbone to sly political leg pulling, the gags come quick and fast and compliment the visual fun as Hope, Goddard and Willie Best are all aboard the fun creeper express. Charles Lang is on photography duties and captures the eerie atmosphere of the island perfectly, while a nod of approval should go to Edith Head for her costumes.

    Ultimately it's fun we want and fun we get, with a cowardly hero and a sexy leggy lady as our protagonists, one can only hope that the zombies don't get in the way too much. As either a stand alone movie or as a double bill with "The Cat And The Canary", "The Ghost Breakers" showcases a fine double act from a fine time in cinema history. Enjoy 7.5/10
    8horrorfilmx

    My favorite horror-comedy

    Like others, I first saw this as a kid and was so scared I didn't realize it was supposed to be a comedy. I watched it again last night and was still impressed by how effective the horror scenes are. Noble Johnson in his subtle but terrific zombie make-up is as chilling as anything in a "straight" horror film of the period. The sets are great and the cinematography wonderfully atmospheric. George Marshall was a very underrated director and his pictorial sense is frequently stunning (note the two shot of Paulette Goddard in her period costume and the painting of her ancestor on the wall). Goddard is strikingly pretty and charming, Bob Hope seems fresh and energetic (and very effective in some of his straight moments) and Willy Best gets to shed his "scared darky" persona and play a funny and reasonably straight role. Those who've commented on the humiliating racial stereotype Best seems to be playing here are understandably confused. THE GHOST BREAKERS is years ahead of its time in its treatment of Best's character. This is a guy who began his career under the stage name "Sleep'n'Eat", yet here he plays a rational and reasonably intelligent character named Alex, a comic sidekick but one that might easily have been played by Edward Everett Horton or any number of white actors. He's the one who figures out that Hope couldn't be a murderer because he was carrying the wrong caliber gun, and while he's as scared of a zombie as anybody would be he also pitches into the fight when the monster has to be subdued. If Best didn't consider this one of the best (sorry about that) roles of his career I'd be very surprised.

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    • Wissenswertes
      Bob Hope once called Willie Best "one of the best actors I've ever worked with." This can be seen as both a compliment and a play on Willie Best's name.
    • Patzer
      Obvious wires hold up the fluttering bats.
    • Zitate

      Alex: Hey, boss, you ain't goin' upstairs, are ya? Where those ghosts is?

      Larry Lawrence: Listen, you stay there, and if a couple a fellas come runnin' down the stairs in a few minutes, let the first one go. That'll be me.

      Alex: If somebody passes you, that'll be me.

    • Verbindungen
      Featured in The Snoop Sisters: The Female Instinct (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Thanks for the Memory
      (1938) (uncredited)

      Music by Ralph Rainger

      Lyrics by Leo Robin

      Sung briefly by Bob Hope

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 21. Juni 1940 (Vereinigte Staaten)
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      • Englisch
      • Spanisch
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    • Drehorte
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA(Studio)
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      • Paramount Pictures
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