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The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.
Ernest Morrison
- Scruno
- (as Sammy Morrison)
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Benny
- (as Billy Benedict)
Harry Depp
- John G. Elwood
- (uncredited)
Tom Herbert
- Park Central Plaza Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFirst credited film role for Ava Gardner.
- GoofsIn the credits, Bobby Stone is billed as playing "Dave," Bill Bates is billed as playing "Sleepy," and Billy Benedict is billed as playing "Benny." In actuality, Stone plays the role of "Rocky," and it's Bates who plays "Dave" (a character who is, indeed, defined by his sleepiness). Benedict indeed plays Benny, but several times he's called "Skinny," his character name in other movies.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Our Gang Story (1994)
- SoundtracksDrink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
(uncredited)
Music by R. Melish (1780 ?)
Lyrics (poem To Celia) by Ben Jonson (1616)
Played on an organ by Bill Bates and sung by The East Side Kids
Reprised by them at the wedding
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As an historical piece of cinematic history, it's priceless.
The main problem with "Ghosts on the Loose" is that it's outdated. Today's audience doesn't know the norms of 1943 society so we can't fully appreciate when the East Side Kids break these rules with their comical lines and antics. The characters use a lot of slang and terms that are over 60 years old. We can't get the full impact of these lines. Things really weren't the same back then. We can still get quite a bit of humor out of this movie but unless we were alive during that time, I don't think we can possibly catch everything. I still found this to be an entertaining movie and still funny. What I liked the most was seeing this film in a historical perspective. I'd like to get a few "East Side Kids" films under my belt and see the comedy of the 40s. It's always interesting to see anything with Bela Lugosi in it and he does have a staring role in this. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that this is one of Ava Gardner's early movies. As entertainment I would have to say that "Ghosts on the Loose" is an OK movie. It lost a lot of its appeal over the years but is still good for a few laughs. As an historical piece of cinematic history, it's priceless.
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- ChuckStraub
- Apr 3, 2005
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- Ghosts in the Night
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- $85,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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