The Spook Speaks
W-H-O-O-O IT'S A HOWL !
NR 1940 · 18 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy
A magician hires Buster as a housekeeper while he's away.
Directed by Jules White · Written by Clyde Bruckman
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Buster Keaton Buster -
Elsie Ames Elsie -
Don Beddoe Newlywed husband -
Lynton Brent Mordini, magician and spiritualist -
John Tyrrell Mordini's assistant -
Bruce Bennett Mordini's former assistant -
Dorothy Appleby Newlywed wife - E Evelyn Young Former Assistant's Girlfriend
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