The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Richard Maibaum and Harry Ruskin. The film stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford, John Shelton, Reginald Owen and Donald Meek. The film was released on March 8, 1940, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Wilhelm Thiele |
| Produced by | Albert E. Levoy |
| Screenplay by | Richard Maibaum Harry Ruskin |
| Based on | The Ghost Comes Home by Georg Kaiser |
| Starring | Frank Morgan Billie Burke Ann Rutherford John Shelton Reginald Owen Donald Meek |
| Music by | David Snell |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Edited by | William H. Terhune |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was based on a play by Georg Kaiser which had previously been made into the 1935 German film The Valiant Navigator by Hans Deppe.
Plot
Cast
- Frank Morgan as Vern Adams
- Billie Burke as Cora Adams
- Ann Rutherford as Billie Adams
- John Shelton (actor) as Lanny Shea
- Reginald Owen as Hemingway
- Donald Meek as Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.
- Nat Pendleton as Roscoe
- Frank Albertson as Ernest
- Harold Huber as Tony
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Ambrose Bundy
- Ann Morriss as Myra
- Don Castle as 'Spig'
- Tom Rutherford as Mortimer Hopkins, Jr.
- Renie Riano as Sarah Osborn
- Richard Carle as John Reed Thomas
References
- "The Ghost Comes Home (1940) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- "The Ghost Comes Home". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
External links
- The Ghost Comes Home on IMDb
- The Ghost Comes Home at AllMovie
- The Ghost Comes Home at the TCM Movie Database
- The Ghost Comes Home at the American Film Institute Catalog
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