About the film
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Lucky Ghost
Release Date: February 10, 1942
| Year | : | 1942 |
| Slogan | : | «You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar It's THRILLING - EXCITING - FUNNY!» |
| Genres | : | Comedy |
| Production Companies | : | Dixie National Pictures Inc. |
| Director | : | William Beaudine |
| Producers | : | Jed Buell |
| Writers | : | Lex Neal, Vernon Smith |
| RunTime | : | 61 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Mantan Moreland
Character : Washington
F.E. Miller
Character : Jefferson
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Character : Blake
Arthur Ray
Character : Blackstone
Florence O'Brien
Character : Hostess
Harold Garrison
Character : Brown
Jessie Cryer
Character : Dawson
Napoleon Whiting
Character : Chauffer
Jess Lee Brooks
Character : Door Man
Ida Coffin
Character : Hat Check Girl
Nathan Curry
Character : Farmer
Millie Monroe
Character : First Waitress
Louise Franklin
Character : Second Waitress (as Louise Franklyn)
Lucille Battle
Character : Third Waitress
Avanelle Harris
Character : Fourth Waitress (as Aranelle Harris)
Monte Hawley
Character : Masher (as Monty Hawley)
Vernon McCalla
Character : First Man Guest (as Vernon McCella)
Harry Levette
Character : First Man Diner (as Harry Lavette)
Henry Hastings
Character : Uncle Ezra's Ghost
Florence Field
Character : Mrs. Ezra's Ghost
John Lester Johnson
Character : First Ghost
Edward Thompson
Character : Second Ghost (as Eddie Thompson)
Lester Christmas
Character : Third Ghost (as Leonard Christmas)
Reginald Fenderson
Character : Dealer (as Reggie Finderson)
Lorenzo Flennoy
Character : Himself
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