Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks

Bar none, the greatest two reel Comedy ever made!

NR 1920 · 25 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Horror

After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.

Directed by Hal Roach · Written by H.M. Walker

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Cast

Harold Lloyd The Boy
Mildred Davis The Girl
Wally Howe The Uncle
Sammy Brooks Short Butler (uncredited)
William Gillespie The Lawyer (uncredited)
Mark Jones Kitchen Staff Member (uncredited)
Dee Lampton Fat Butler (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin Bearded Man in Car (uncredited)
Sunshine Sammy Morrison Little Boy (uncredited)
Marie Mosquini The Other Girl (uncredited)
Blue Washington Butler (uncredited)
Noah Young (uncredited)

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