Ghost Catchers

1944 film by Edward F. Cline

Ghost Catchers

Directed by| Edward F. Cline
Written by| Edmond L. Hartman, Elwood Ullman
Based on| An unpublished story
by Milt Gross and Edward F. Cline
Produced by| Milton Feld
Starring| Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Leo Carrillo
Cinematography| Charles Van Enger
Edited by| Arthur Hilton
Music by| Edward Ward
Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* May 30, 1944 (1944-05-30)

(New York)

Running time

| 68 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Ghost Catchers (also known as High Spirits)[1] is a 1944 American comedy horror film. The protagonists were the comedy duo of Olsen and Johnson.

The film deals with two nightclub owners who try to get rid of the ghosts of a supposedly haunted house. One of their employees is actually trying to scare away the house's tenants, because he plans to steal liquor from the house's basement.

## Plot

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Ole Olson and Chic Johnson are nightclub owners, helping their neighbors rid an old house of ghosts. Their club's headwaiter Jerry (Leo Carrillo) is really a gangster trying to scare off the tenants in the house so he can steal a stash of aged liquor from the basement.

## Cast

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* Ole Olsen as Himself
* Chic Johnson as Himself
* Leo Carrillo as Jerry
* Gloria Jean as Melinda Marshall
* Martha O'Driscoll as Susanna Marshall
* Andy Devine as Horsehead
* Lon Chaney Jr. as Bear

## Production

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Jean's casting was announced in February 1944.[2]

## See also

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* List of American films of 1944
* Ghostbusters

## References

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1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
2. ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Universal Names Gloria Jean for Romantic Lead in Film With Olsen and Johnson Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES 12 Feb 1944: 11.

## External links

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* Ghost Catchers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
* Ghost Catchers at IMDb
* Ghost Catchers at the TCM Movie Database

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