The Ghost Goes Wild

The Ghost Goes Wild

The Ghost Goes Wild

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The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

1h 6m

6.0(3 votes)

Fantasy

Comedy

Romance

Mystery

Overview

Young artist Monte Crandell is being sued for an unauthorized caricature. To escape arrest, he disguises himself as a mystic, only to conjure up a genuine ghost during a seance. Things come to a head during his trial, where the invisible ghost takes the witness stand on Our Hero's behalf.

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Republic Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

James Ellison

James Ellison

Monte Crandall

Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne

Phyllis Beecher

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Eric

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Aunt Susan Beecher

Stephanie Bachelor

Stephanie Bachelor

Irene Winters

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Bill Winters

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

The Late Timothy Beecher

Emil Rameau

Emil Rameau

Prof. Jacques Dubonnet

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Max Atterbury

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

T. O'Connor Scott

Creative team

Directed by: George Blair
Written by: Taylor Caven
Randall Faye

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