Lucky Ghost

"You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar It's THRILLING - EXCITING - FUNNY!"

1942
1 hr 1 min
5.4 (7)
Released

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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Description

Release Date

1942
Runtime

1 hr 1 min
Language

en
Rating

5.4 (7)

Genres

Comedy Drama Horror
Director

William Beaudine
Cast

Mantan Moreland
F.E. Miller
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Arthur Ray
Florence O'Brien
Harold Garrison
Jessie Cryer
Napoleon Whiting
Jess Lee Brooks
Ida Coffin
Nathan Curry
Millie Monroe
Louise Franklin
Lucille Battle
Avanelle Harris
Monte Hawley
Vernon McCalla
Harry Levette
Henry Hastings
Florence Field
John Lester Johnson
Edward Thompson
Lester Christmas
Reginald Fenderson
Lorenzo Flennoy