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The Ghost Breakers(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-06-21
65%
81 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
When the Ghost WALKS... They RUN!
Overview:
After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Ghost Breakers
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bob Hope
Larry Lawrence
Paulette Goddard
Mary Carter
Richard Carlson
Geoff Montgomery
Paul Lukas
Parada
Anthony Quinn
Ramon Mederes / Francisco Mederes
Willie Best
Alex
Pedro de Cordoba
Havez (as Pedro De Cordoba)
Virginia Brissac
Mother Zombie
Noble Johnson
The Zombie
Tom Dugan
Raspy Kelly
Video Trailer The Ghost Breakers
Video: Original 1940 Trailer
Original 1940 Trailer
Larry Karaszewski on THE GHOST BREAKERS
THE GHOST BREAKERS 'Old Man Moses is certainly dead!" Clip
All 3 videos
Original 1940 Trailer - Trailer
Larry Karaszewski on THE GHOST BREAKERS - Featurette
THE GHOST BREAKERS 'Old Man Moses is certainly dead!" Clip - Clip
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