Lucky Ghost
You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar It's THRILLING - EXCITING - FUNNY!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
61 min
Release Date
1942-02-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
5.4
Mantan Moreland
Washington
F.E. Miller
Jefferson
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Blake
Arthur Ray
Blackstone
Florence O'Brien
Hostess
Harold Garrison
Brown
Jessie Cryer
Dawson
Napoleon Whiting
Chauffer
Jess Lee Brooks
Door Man
Ida Coffin
Hat Check Girl
Nathan Curry
Farmer
Millie Monroe
First Waitress
Louise Franklin
Second Waitress (as Louise Franklyn)
Lucille Battle
Third Waitress
Avanelle Harris
Fourth Waitress (as Aranelle Harris)
Monte Hawley
Masher (as Monty Hawley)
Vernon McCalla
First Man Guest (as Vernon McCella)
Harry Levette
First Man Diner (as Harry Lavette)
Henry Hastings
Uncle Ezra's Ghost
Florence Field
Mrs. Ezra's Ghost
John Lester Johnson
First Ghost
Edward Thompson
Second Ghost (as Eddie Thompson)
Lester Christmas
Third Ghost (as Leonard Christmas)
Reginald Fenderson
Dealer (as Reggie Finderson)
Lorenzo Flennoy
Himself
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