Lucky Ghost (1942)
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You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar It's THRILLING - EXCITING - FUNNY!
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.
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Mantan MorelandWashington
F.E. MillerJeffersonMaceo Bruce SheffieldBlakeArthur RayBlackstone
Florence O'BrienHostessHarold GarrisonBrownJessie CryerDawson
Napoleon WhitingChaufferJess Lee BrooksDoor ManIda CoffinHat Check GirlMonte HawleyMasher (as Monty Hawley)Vernon McCallaFirst Man Guest (as Vernon McCella)Keywords
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What is Lucky Ghost about?
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.
How long is Lucky Ghost?
Lucky Ghost has a runtime of 61 minutes.
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