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The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

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RomanceComedyDrama

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Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

08 March 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Vernon 'Vern' Adams

Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Cora Adams

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Billie Adams

John Shelton

John Shelton

Lanny Shea

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Hemingway

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.

Don Castle

Don Castle

Spigley 'Spig', a Band Member

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Roscoe

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Ernest

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Tony

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Ambrose Bundy

Ann Morriss

Ann Morriss

Myra

Tom Rutherford

Tom Rutherford

Mortimer Hopkins, Jr.

Renie Riano

Renie Riano

Sarah Osborn

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

John Reed Thomas

King Baggot

King Baggot

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

William A. Boardway

William A. Boardway

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

Buck

Buck

Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

Jules Cowles

Jules Cowles

Townsman on Street (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Joe Gilbert

Club Patron (uncredited)

George Golden

George Golden

Club Patron (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Robert Haines

Club Patron (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Eddie Hall

Pipe-Smoking Pedestrian (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)

Mahlon Hamilton

Mahlon Hamilton

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

Frank Jaquet

Frank Jaquet

The Mayor (uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren

Suzanne Kaaren

Nightclub Flower Girl (uncredited)

Edward Kilroy

Edward Kilroy

Clerk (uncredited)

Claude King

Claude King

Chester B. Morlick - Thomas' Lawyer (uncredited)

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

Hans Moebus

Club Patron (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux

Louis Natheaux

Myra's Gangster Friend at Bar (uncredited)

Richard Neill

Richard Neill

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

William Newell

William Newell

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

Wedgwood Nowell

Passerby Pointing Out Steamship Line (uncredited)

Thomas Pogue

Thomas Pogue

Man at Banquet (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Loretta Russell

Club Patron (uncredited)

J. Lewis Smith

J. Lewis Smith

Lefty (uncredited)

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Tim Leary (uncredited)

Terry

Terry

Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited)

Bess Wade

Bess Wade

Club Patron (uncredited)

Bobby Watson

Bobby Watson

Waldo (uncredited)

Max Linder

Max Linder

Club Patron (uncredited)

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