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  • The Live Ghost (1934)
  • Passed
    Short | 21 min | Short, Comedy
The Live Ghost (1934)
Passed
Short | 21 min | Short, Comedy

A gruff sea captain, who absolutely detests the word "ghost," is having trouble manning his ship because of the rumor it's...well...haunted. He inveigles Stanley and Oliver into helping him shanghai a crew from the sailors at a dockside ...See moreA gruff sea captain, who absolutely detests the word "ghost," is having trouble manning his ship because of the rumor it's...well...haunted. He inveigles Stanley and Oliver into helping him shanghai a crew from the sailors at a dockside bar. The comic duo accomplish this by using one of the funniest devices ever put into a movie, and of course it all goes wrong. Once aboard, the captain warns them that whoever says the word "ghost" will get his head twisted from north to south. After much time at sea and many port stops later, one of the drunken sailors falls into a trough of whitewash, terrorizing Stanley and Oliver into blurting out "ghost" in front of the enraged captain, which brings about the story's Laurel and Hardy trademark "another fine mess" ending. Written by Paul Penna See less
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Director
Charley Rogers (as Charles Rogers)
Cinematographer
Art Lloyd (photography)
Editor
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Updated Dec 8, 1934

Release date
Dec 8, 1934 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Mae Busch
Maisie the Vamp Maisie the Vamp   See fewer
Walter Long
Captain Captain   See fewer
Arthur Housman
Drunken Sailor Drunken Sailor   See fewer
Harry Bernard
Joe - Bartender (uncredited) Joe - Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Baldwin Cooke
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Hubert Diltz
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Gilbert
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Pete Gordon
Chinese Cook (uncredited) Chinese Cook (uncredited)   See fewer
Charlie Hall
Sailor at Table (uncredited) Sailor at Table (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Lufkin
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Potter
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
John Power
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Rowlands
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Margot Sage
Young Woman (uncredited) Young Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Sage
Young Woman (uncredited) Young Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sailor Vincent
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo Willis
Sailor at Table (uncredited) Sailor at Table (uncredited)   See fewer
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