The audio is about 5 seconds ahead of sync with the video portions of the ogg and 512kb mpeg4 files. The living ghost 1942 08111942 us thriller, comedy 1h 1m user score. The living ghost 1942 passed 1h 1min horror, mystery, thriller 27 november 1942 usa wisecracking exdetective nick trayne is called in to try to find the whereabouts of wealthy kidnap victim walter craig. With james dunn, joan woodbury, paul mcvey, vera gordon. The living ghost 1942 cast and crew when wealthy banker walter craig gus glassmire disappears, former private eye nick trayne james dunn comes out of retirement to find the missing man. The living ghost was released on videocassette as a walking nightmare.
The ghost of harriet barse, a kansas city conservatory of music student who lived with the epperson family, allegedly haunts the mansion. Cat people is a 1942 american horror film directed by jacques tourneur and produced by val lewton. Directed by william beaudine, it stars james dunn, allene roberts, and arthur shields. Instead, a classic detective film as private eye nick trayne probes the disappearance and. Stan and ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results. Everything you need to know about ghost house movie. In this case, a murder isnt the impetus for the action, but rather, the disappearance of millionaire walter craig gus glassmire. Horror lovers who are just looking for a few good scares and a suitably creepy atmosphere will find that ragsdale delivers.
Ghost house is a classic your mileage may vary film. Wisecracking exdetective nick trayne is called in to try to find the whereabouts of wealthy kidnap victim walter craig. Now gzv productions has pieced it together to give you a. Everything you need to know about ghost house movie completed. Ahaunting we will go is a 1942 film about two men who are recruited by a gang of thugs to get a coffin containing one of their far from dead colleagues so as to aquire an inheritance.
The film is the eleventh installment in the east side kids series and one of the more dramatic films of the series, released at a time when they were making lighter, more humorous fare. Its got some horror elements but is essentially a mystery comedy. Overview of the living ghost, 1942, directed by william beaudine, with james dunn, joan woodbury, paul mcvey, at turner classic movies. Epperson house is rumored to be haunted and has been featured on unsolved mysteries as one of the top five haunted houses in the united states. The living ghost 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The ghost house, a 1917 american silent film directed by william c. Fastpaced, snappy dialog and an interesting storyline made this film worth a listen. Horror thriller mystery movie the living ghost aka a walking. The film tells the story of irena dubrovna, a young serbian fashion illustrator who is mysteriously captivated by a caged panther at new yorks central park zoo, where she meets a man named oliver reed.
With stan laurel, oliver hardy, dante, sheila ryan. Jul 16, 2017 a couple of british travelers take them into the countryside with the promise of showing jim and julie a ghost house graveyard where many of theshrines are discarded. The ghost writer may not be a masterpiece, but in its lowering gloom it rains almost continually the film has some of the malign atmosphere of polanskis glory days. It looks like everyone could have done it and yet no one. Currently, there seems to be a small problem with two of the available downloads. Working with craigs pert secretary billie hilton joan woodbury, nick is questioning craigs alarmingly suspicious friends and relatives when the missing banker gus glassmire suddenly turns up in a strange, zombielike state. See more ideas about movies, old movies and classic movies. The film was completed in 1941 but wasnt actually released widely until 1946, because of the motion picture production associations request that director howard hughes cut down the amount of. I married a witch is a 1942 american fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by rene clair, and starring veronica lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with fredric march as her foil. If youre curious about filming, film history, or you want some inexpensive, old film stocks, here are a few questions that you might want to be answered. Craig unexpectedly turns up alive but with apparent brain damage, leaving. East side kids, leo gorcey, huntz hall, bobby jordan, sunshine sammy morrison, dave o. A wonderful life is a 1951 blackandwhite short drama film produced by the national council of churches of christ and distributed by the protestant film commission. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies.
The living ghost 1942 horror, mystery yesterdays hollywood. The living ghost stars james dunn as nick trayne, a retired detective hired to look into the mysterious disappearance of banker walter craig. Magee, a writer, holes up at an isolated place in the country, baldpate, where he hopes to have enough peace and quiet to complete a book. May 12, 2014 the living ghost 1942 horror, mystery yesterdays hollywood. The living ghost 1942 when wealthy banker walter craig gus glassmire disappears, former private eye nick trayne james dunn comes out of retirement to find the missing man.
Living ghost 2 stars not too bad lugosi does not appear in this film. A common theme in the romantic genre from this period is the ghost as a benign guide or messenger, often with unfinished business, such as 1989s field of dreams, the 1990 film ghost, and the 1993 comedy heart and souls. A detective investigating kidnapping case discovers the victim, who may be a. The living ghost 1942 0811 1942 us thriller, comedy 1h 1m user score. Fastpaced, snappy dialog and an interesting storyline made this film. A retired detective, nick trayne, is hired to look for a missing banker. But on the other hand, while this wasnt actually a horror film, i really enjoyed it.
The living ghost is a 1942 american film directed by william beaudine produced by monogram pictures. It is an adaptation of frank capras its a wonderful life for the christian film industry. While brosnans rictus performance is to be grinned at, the fabric of the film is grey, heavy and steely, demanding that we share the ghosts fear and take his peril seriously. The living ghost 1942 65 minutes james dunn detective. To be or not to be 1942 synopsis in world war ii poland, the elaborately egotistical theatrical couple joseph and maria tura jack benny and carole lombard head a company that is forced by their occupiers to switch from antinazi propaganda to shakespeare, allowing maria to dally backstage with the young pilot sobinski robert stack while joseph hams it up as hamlet hence the title.
A ghosthouse, or haunted house, is a house often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased ghosthouse or ghost house may also refer to. The film also features robert benchley, susan hayward and cecil kellaway. Ghost was theatrically released on july, 1990 by paramount pictures. Trayne must track down the madman responsible for the bankers state. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for sid caesar s variety show your show of shows 195054 alongside woody allen, neil simon, and. A true guilty pleasure crime melodrama with horror movie touches, the lowbudget the living ghost stars future academy awardwinner james dunn as nick trayne, a retired detective hired to look into the mysterious disappearance of banker walter craig. Jun 14, 2016 my final short film completed as part of the parttime filmmaking course i undertook at the met film school based at ealing studios, london. Unfortunately, some very alarming characters want to use the same place for less worthy endeavors. This is the complete list of films, listed chronologically, from michael weldons essential and influential the psychotronic encyclopedia of film, about news pro.
It has been used by professionals, news media, and amateurs for decades. March 27, 1923 march 28, 2014 was an american screenwriter and sometime playwright, best known for his work on the campy television series batman, and received writing credit on the politicalespionage films the parallax view 1974 and three days of the condor 1975. Craig unexpectedly turns up alive but with apparent brain damage, leaving him in a zombified state. A couple of british travelers take them into the countryside with the promise of showing jim and julie a ghost house graveyard where many of theshrines are discarded. Ghosts on the loose is a 1943 american film and the fourteenth film in the east side kids series, directed by william beaudine the film was released in the united kingdom as ghosts in the night. The 1970s saw screen depictions of ghosts diverge into distinct genres of the romantic and horror. Whispering ghosts 1942 a detective milton berle who solves cases on the radio investigates the decadeold murder of a sea captain. After leaving the graveyard with a souvenir, julie is increasingly plagued by visits from a malevolent spirit that threatens both her sanity and her life. The living ghost 1942 directed by william beaudine. Unfortunately they were confused and were referencing the living ghost. During the investigation, the aforementioned banker returns in a zombielike state.
The living ghost 1942 stream and watch online moviefone. Neath brooklyn bridge is a 1942 film released by monogram pictures. Craig unexpectedly turns up alive but with apparent brain damage. After serving as a captain in the united states army air corps in world war ii, erwin returned to hollywood to resume his acting career. Not a horror film or ghost story as the title suggests. Murder mysterys were big and hollywood paraded a number of sleuths in front of movie goers, hoping to start a series like chan or thin man. His first film role was in the 1942 film youre in the army now. June 28, 1926 is an american director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer. Writer jerome bixby completed the screenplay on his deathbed in 1997, but it wasnt touched for years. It may not be in the very first rank of his pictures, of. A rich man disappears so his family and friends hire a private detective, played by james dunn, to investigate things. The film is also known as lend me your ear in the united kingdom.
He completed a masters of theater arts citation needed at californias pasadena playhouse in 1941. The principles behind the success of night of the living dead and behind every successful horror screenplay and movie can be taught. This webinar, featuring night of the living dead coauthor, john russo, will show you how to build a winning horror film from the ground up. One of the biggest gamechangers for the film industry was the introduction of 16mm film by kodak in 1923. Living in the shadow of anne frank was a burden telegraph. My final short film completed as part of the parttime filmmaking course i undertook at the met film school based at ealing studios, london. Oct 18, 2010 epperson house is rumored to be haunted and has been featured on unsolved mysteries as one of the top five haunted houses in the united states. The ghost is roman polanskis best film since tess 30 years ago, and as immaculately crafted a thriller as were likely to see this year. Released 1942, the living ghost stars james dunn, joan woodbury, paul mcvey, norman willis the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 1 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
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