The Ghost Breakers (1940)

Ghosts and gags collide in this witches brew of laughs with Bob Hope as a Manhattan radio commentator who finds himself marooned on an island of the walking dead!Larry Lawrence (Hope) sought in connection with a murder he did not commit eludes New York police by hiding in a steamer trunk. Soon the trunk (and Larry) are aboard a ship bound for Cuba where the trunk s owner pretty Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard) is sailing to take possession of a recent inheritance: a haunted castle. Sensing that Mary is in danger Larry and his valet Alex (Willie Best) precede her to the island which is inhabited by a ghost a zombie and perhaps even a flesh-and-blood fiend. There s romance comedy and chills as Hope and Goddard contend with earthly and un-earthly foes and try to keep from ending up as ghosts themselves!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 025192121326 Manufacturer No: 21213 Product Description

Hope in his prime and Goddard in her underthings.

Paulette Goddard was a knockout. Her beauty is not something you can appreciate in passing. It's something you savor.

Bob Hope is in his prime here and has his magic going.

There are a few spots of race humor. Unfortunate, but not enough to ruin a funny movie.

You get to see Paulette Goddard in underwear and high heels. February 28, 2008

Better than Ghostbusters?

It isn't better than Ghostbusters, but it is FUNNY! It isn't politically correct for today, but it is classic comedy with the talent of Bob Hope. February 26, 2008

Very funny

This movie is one of the best Bob Hope made and is very funny. The support actors did an excellent job. Ghostly images are excellent considering this movie was made in the 40's. You will enjoy it.
November 15, 2007

One of Bob Hope's best

Lots of mystery, romance,and fun with a young Bob Hope
and lovely Paulette Goddard.
Bob Hope gets mixed up with the mob,then meets
Paulette Goddard (who has meanwhile inherited
a haunted castle in Cuba). Bob Hope escapes the cops
from the hotel in New York via Paulette's steamer trunk.
They see the sights in Cuba; and
decide to check out the castle themselves. They
run into zombies, murder, and assorted creepiness.
Also, the B/W print is beautiful on the DVD.
July 6, 2007

The Ghost Breakers

George Marshall's raucous comedy with goose-bumps is vintage Hope, who works extremely well with the seductive Goddard (newly divorced from real-life husband Charles Chaplin). Also on-hand are a menacing Paul Lukas, and-could it be-a very young Anthony Quinn! Black actor Willie Best also makes the best of a stereotypical part, and he and Hope give Jack Benny and Rochester a run for their money. If you're in the mood for laughs with some thrills thrown in, here's your movie. June 25, 2007

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