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  • The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
  • Passed
    79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
Passed
79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A missing man returns and learns his wife collected on his life insurance.
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Director
Wilhelm Thiele (as William Thiele)
Writers
Richard Maibaum (screen play) | Harry Ruskin (screen play) | Georg Kaiser (based on a play by)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
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Status
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Updated Mar 8, 1940

Release date
Mar 8, 1940 (United States)

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Cast

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47 cast members
Name Known for
Frank Morgan
Vern Adams Vern Adams   See fewer
Billie Burke
Cora Adams Cora Adams   See fewer
Ann Rutherford
Billie Adams Billie Adams   See fewer
John Shelton
Lanny Shea Lanny Shea   See fewer
Reginald Owen
Hemingway Hemingway   See fewer
Donald Meek
Mortimer Hopkins, Sr. Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.   See fewer
Nat Pendleton
Roscoe Roscoe   See fewer
Hobart Cavanaugh
Ambrose Bundy Ambrose Bundy   See fewer
Don Castle
'Spig' 'Spig'   See fewer
Tom Rutherford
Mortimer Hopkins, Jr. Mortimer Hopkins, Jr.   See fewer
Renie Riano
Sarah Osborn Sarah Osborn   See fewer
Richard Carle
John Reed Thomas John Reed Thomas   See fewer
King Baggot
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
William A. Boardway
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Buck
Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited) Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Costello
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Jules Cowles
Townsman on Street (uncredited) Townsman on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Gilbert
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
George Golden
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Haines
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hall
Pipe-Smoking Pedestrian (uncredited) Pipe-Smoking Pedestrian (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Halton
Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited) Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Mahlon Hamilton
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Hearn
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Jaquet
The Mayor (uncredited) The Mayor (uncredited)   See fewer
Suzanne Kaaren
Nightclub Flower Girl (uncredited) Nightclub Flower Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Kilroy
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Claude King
Chester B. Morlick - Thomas' Lawyer (uncredited) Chester B. Morlick - Thomas' Lawyer (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Linder
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Horace McMahon
Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited) Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Moebus
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Natheaux
Myra's Gangster Friend at Bar (uncredited) Myra's Gangster Friend at Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Neill
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
William Newell
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Wedgwood Nowell
Passerby Pointing Out Steamship Line (uncredited) Passerby Pointing Out Steamship Line (uncredited)   See fewer
Pookey the Parrot
The Parrot (uncredited) The Parrot (uncredited)   See fewer
Pete the Penguin
The Penguin (uncredited) The Penguin (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Pogue
Man at Banquet (uncredited) Man at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Loretta Russell
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Lewis Smith
Lefty (uncredited) Lefty (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Taggart
Tim Leary (uncredited) Tim Leary (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry
Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited) Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Wade
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Watson
Waldo (uncredited) Waldo (uncredited)   See fewer
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