HOLD THAT GHOST

Hold That Ghost
Universal, 1941, B/W, 85 minutes, ***
Released August, 1941

Chuck (Bud Abbott) and Ferdi (Lou Costello) inherit an old inn from bad guy Moose Madson (William B. Davidson) who has just had his will made out to bequeath his worldly belongings to whomever happens to be with him when he dies. Moose has always said that he keeps his money in his head, but nobody could ever figure out what that meant. When Chuck and Ferdi go to the inn to have a look-see at their new property, they take Norma (Evelyn Ankers) and Camille (Joan Davis) with them. The taxi driver leaves them stranded at the inn, and they have to spend the night. During the night, a ghost continually haunts Ferdi, though no one else ever sees it. But in the morning, the ghost makes himself known and Ferdi figures out where Moose's head is. Average Abbott and Costello fare with The Andrews Sisters onhand to deliver a couple songs.

Associate Producers: Burt Kelly, Glenn Tryon
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
Assistant Director: Gilbert J. Valle
Screenplay: Robert Lees, Fred Rinaldo and John Grant
Original Story: Robert Lees, Fred Rinaldo
Musical Director: H. J. Salter
Musical Numbers Staged by: Nick Castle
Art Director: Jack Otterson
Associate: Harold H. MacArthur
Set Decorations: R. A. Gausman
Gowns: Vera West
Sound Supervisor: Bernard B. Brown
Technician: William Fox
Director of Photography: Elwood Bredell
Film Editor: Philip Cahn

Cast: Bud Abbott [Chuck Murray], Lou Costello [Ferdinand Jones], Richard Carlson [Doctor Jackson], Joan Davis [Camille Brewster], Mischa Auer [Gregory, the Maitre D'], Evelyn Ankers [Norma Lind], Marc Lawrence [Charlie Smith], Shemp Howard [Soda Jerk], Russell Hicks [Bannister], William B. Davidson [Moose Matson], Ted Lewis and His Orchestra [Themselves] The Andrews Sisters [Themselves], Additional Cast: Milton Parsons [Harry Hoskins], Frank Penny [Snake-Eyes], Edgar Dearing [Irondome], Don Terry [Strangler], Edward Pawley [High Collar], Nestor Paiva [Glum], Paul Fix [Lefty], Howard Hickman [Judge], Harry Hayden [Jenkins], William Forrest [State Trooper], Paul "Tiny" Newlan [Big Fink], Joe La Cava [Little Fink], Bobby Barber [Waiter], Thurston Hall [Alderman], Janet Shaw [Alderman's Girl], Frank Richards [Gunman], William Ruhl [Customer], Madge Crane [Mrs. Giltedge], Jeanne Blanche [Pretty Young Thing], Harry Wilson [Harry]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:01] When My Baby Smiles at Me (sung by Ted Lewis and His Orchestra at Chez Glamour); [0:03] Me and My Shadow (sung by Ted Lewis and His Orchestra at Chez Glamour); [0:06] Sleepy Serenade (sung by The Andrews Sisters at Chez Glamour); [0:34] Blue Danube (played by Orchestra [record player onscreen], comic dance by Lou Costello and Joan Davis); [1:22] Aurora (sung and danced by The Andrews Sisters with Mens Chorus)