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Lucky Ghost (1942)

You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar It's THRILLING - EXCITING - FUNNY!

An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of old-time black life (chicken thievin', gamblin', runnin' from ghosteses) for laughs -- sort of like the BET of its day. Mantan and Miller win a house-cum-casino in a craps game, only to discover that the deceased former owners aren't too pleased that their old home is being used for "jitterbugging, jiving, and hullaballooing". I hate hullaballooing. The ghosts decide to scare everyone off by opening doors and windows, pulling out chairs, even playing the drums.

Release: 1942-02-10
Runtime: 61 min
Rating: 5.4 / 10
Cast
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland
Washington
F.E. Miller
F.E. Miller
Jefferson
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Blake
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Arthur Ray
Blackstone
Florence O'Brien
Florence O'Brien
Hostess
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Harold Garrison
Brown
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Jessie Cryer
Dawson
Napoleon Whiting
Napoleon Whiting
Chauffer
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Jess Lee Brooks
Door Man
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Ida Coffin
Hat Check Girl
Nathan Curry
Nathan Curry
Farmer
Millie Monroe
Millie Monroe
First Waitress
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Louise Franklin
Second Waitress (as Louise Franklyn)
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Lucille Battle
Third Waitress
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Avanelle Harris
Fourth Waitress (as Aranelle Harris)
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Monte Hawley
Masher (as Monty Hawley)
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Vernon McCalla
First Man Guest (as Vernon McCella)
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Harry Levette
First Man Diner (as Harry Lavette)