The Ghost Breakers

1940 · directed by George Marshall

Rating

76/100

Hit

no

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.

The Ghost Breakers (1940), directed by George Marshall, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Bob Hope
• Paulette Goddard
• Richard Carlson
• Paul Lukas
• Anthony Quinn
• Willie Best
• Pedro de Cordoba
• Virginia Brissac
• Noble Johnson
• Tom Dugan

Crew

• Charles Lang — Director of Photography
• Ellsworth Hoagland — Editor
• Ernst Toch — Original Music Composer
• Walter DeLeon — Screenplay

More from George Marshall

1. The Blue Dahlia (1946) — 81/100 · hit
2. Destry Rides Again (1939) — 80/100 · hit
3. Houdini (1953) — 74/100
4. Towed in a Hole (1932) — 73/100 · short, not counted
5. How the West Was Won (1962) — 71/100
6. Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) — 70/100

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