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The Ghost Breakers Overview:

The Ghost Breakers (1940) was a Comedy - Horror Film directed by George Marshall and produced by William LeBaron and Arthur Hornblow Jr..

SYNOPSIS

Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard seemed to bring out the best in each other in their comedy thrillers, and this is the best of the lot. Goddard inherits a creepy Cuban castle. Meanwhile, thinking that he's killed a man, Hope hides away in a steam trunk that, unbeknownst to him, is bound for Cuba. They team up to face down death threats and ghouls.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

The Ghost Breakers BlogHub Articles:

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

on Oct 23, 2015 From Journeys in Classic Film

Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard return for another spooky comedy, but where The Cat and the Canary (1939) inhabited – literally and figuratively – the haunted house film, The Ghost Breakers takes its sweet time developing much of anything. While not ineptly constructed or suffering from eg... Read full article

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 6, 2015 From 4 Star Films

You have two great leads in Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard for this horror comedy film. It is not the best film of either of them by a long shot and it is not much to write home about but if you like the stars you will probably get some laughs out of this one. It is a dark and stormy night in Manhatt... Read full article

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 6, 2015 From 4 Star Films

You have two great leads in Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard for this horror comedy film. It is not the best film of either of them by a long shot and it is not much to write home about but if you like the stars you will probably get some laughs out of this one. It is a dark and stormy night in Manhatt... Read full article

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

By Beatrice on Apr 13, 2014 From Flickers in Time

The Ghost Breakers Directed by George Marshall Written by Walter de Leon based on a play by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard 1940/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental I am somewhat immune to his charms but this is really one of Bob Hope’s funnier films. Mary Carter (Paulette... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: THE GHOST BREAKERS (1940)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jan 14, 2013 From Virtual Virago

The "old dark house" picture has been a staple of the horror and horror-comedy genres at least as far back as the silent classic, The Cat and the Canary (1927), long before the Scooby Gang made it the regular fare of children's entertainment. To this tradition you may add The Ghost Breakers (1940), ... Read full article

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The Ghost Breakers Quotes:

Larry Lawrence: [the power goes out in the storm] Basil Rathbone must be having a party.
Larry Lawrence: If that's Raspy Kelly, I owe him some money.
Alex: Well, from the tone of his infections, you better pay him.
Raspy Kelly: He's drivin' his car, see? Another car comes along, runs him into a ditch. Marky gets all smashed up.
Larry Lawrence: When did it happen?
Larry Lawrence: Well, I can't tell you exactly, but it'll probably be tomorrow.
Larry Lawrence: [to Alex] Oh, you look like a black out in a blackout. This keeps up, I'm gonna have to paint you white.
Geoff Montgomery: It's worse than horrible because a zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what they do, not caring.
Larry Lawrence: You mean like Democrats?
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The Ghost Breakers Facts
Bob Hope is said to have enjoyed this role since it was a total change of pace for him. In most of his films he portrays a coward while, in this one, he is heroic.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 14, 1951 with Bob Hope again reprising his film role.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 3, 1949 with Bob Hope reprising his film role.
The play, "The Ghost Breaker," by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, was filmed twice as a silent film, in 1914 (directed by Cecil B. DeMille), and in 1922. Both silent versions are considered lost. The play was filmed a final time as Scared Stiff, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Bob Hope made a cameo appearance in the film.
Robert Ryan makes his screen debut.
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