Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:1941-08-07
Duration:86 min
Director:Arthur Lubin
Actors:Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Mischa Auer
Production:Universal Pictures

Overview:

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

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