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
F.E. Miller
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
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Arthur Ray
Florence O'Brien
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Harold Garrison
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Jessie Cryer
Napoleon Whiting
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Jess Lee Brooks
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Ida Coffin
Nathan Curry
Millie Monroe
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Louise Franklin
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Lucille Battle
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Avanelle Harris
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Monte Hawley
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Vernon McCalla
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Harry Levette