Movie: The Spook Speaks

Top 8 Billed Cast

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton

Buster

Elsie Ames
Elsie Ames

Elsie

Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe

Newlywed husband

Lynton Brent
Lynton Brent

Mordini, magician and spiritualist

John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell

Mordini's assistant

Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett

Mordini's former assistant

Dorothy Appleby
Dorothy Appleby

Newlywed wife

Evelyn Young
Evelyn Young

Former Assistant's Girlfriend

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  • Overview

    A magician hires Buster as a housekeeper while he's away.

  • Release Date

    1940-09-20

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

    W-H-O-O-O IT'S A HOWL !

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English

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