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Ghosts on the Loose

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Preparing for the wedding of his sister, Betty (Ava Gardner), to engineer Jack (Rick Vallin), Glimpy (Huntz Hall) receives help from his gang -- especially leader Mugs (Leo Gorcey), who helps them lie their way into getting a tuxedo and flowers. Prior to the wedding, Jack learns the neighboring house to the one he's purchased is haunted and reluctantly decides to sell. Unaware, the boys hope to surprise the couple by decorating the home -- only to discover very strange happenings next door.
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Audience Member This old black and white film looked like a good watch because it's starred Bela lugosi and Ava Gardner. However, the sound was awful so I couldn't hear the dialogue properly, the two stars parts were very small, and the film itself was very silly Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Low-budget in look, and quality, as the supposed comedy is farcical and not very humorous at all. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member lulled into this as it starred Bela Lugosi and ava Gardner but turned out they were bit parts in a dreadful comedy. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member As a chance to see the momentary collision of an incredibly young Ava Gardner just beginning on her way up and The Bowery Boys and Bela Lugosi on their way down this is an okay little hour but it's second (or third) rate in every other way. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The East Side Kids in "Mystery House"--Propaganda Dead end style!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I've been watching this movie since I was a little kid. I can even remember my dad buying the VHS at our local gas station. I wouldn't even knew who Bela Lugosi was till I would see him the horror classic Dracula when I was in middle school. I grew up watching a lot of Black and White comedies: The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, The Little Rascals, and Abbott & Costello. But this is only movie I heard and ever will of The Bowery Boys. Ghosts on the Loose is my personal favorite movie and a B&W classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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William Beaudine

Director

Leo Gorcey

Mugs

Huntz Hall

Glimpy

Bobby Jordan

Danny

Bela Lugosi

Emil

Ava Gardner

Betty
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Synopsis Preparing for the wedding of his sister, Betty (Ava Gardner), to engineer Jack (Rick Vallin), Glimpy (Huntz Hall) receives help from his gang -- especially leader Mugs (Leo Gorcey), who helps them lie their way into getting a tuxedo and flowers. Prior to the wedding, Jack learns the neighboring house to the one he's purchased is haunted and reluctantly decides to sell. Unaware, the boys hope to surprise the couple by decorating the home -- only to discover very strange happenings next door.
Director
William Beaudine
Producer
Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz
Distributor
Monogram Pictures Corporation, Celebrity Home Entertainment, Teakwood Video, LS Video, Something Weird Video, Liberty Home Video, The Roan Group, Gotham Distribution, Reel Media International [us], Video Yesteryear, Unknown Video, Hollywood Movie Classics, Sinister Cinema
Production Co
Banner Productions Inc., Monogram Pictures Corporation
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 29, 1943, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 26, 2011
Runtime
1h 4m
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