The Live Ghost
NR 1934 · 21 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy
Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first, the boys end up getting themselves shanghaied, and the crew vow revenge.
Directed by Charley Rogers
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Stan Laurel Stan -
Oliver Hardy Ollie -
Walter Long Captain -
Mae Busch Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy -
Charlie Hall Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) (uncredited) -
Arthur Housman Drunken sailor -
Leo Willis Sailor at Table
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