The Smiling Ghost
it's eerie! it's cheery!
NR 1941 · 71 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Mystery, Horror
Elinor Bentley Fairchild's previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month to break the curse. But Lucky becomes a target of what appears to be the ghost of one of the former fiances.
Directed by Lewis Seiler · Written by Kenneth Gamet
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Wayne Morris Alexander "Lucky" Downing -
Brenda Marshall Lil Barstow -
Willie Best Clarence -
Alexis Smith Elinor Bentley -
Alan Hale Norton -
Helen Westley Grandmother Bentley -
Lee Patrick Rose Fairchild -
David Bruce Paul Myron -
Charles Halton Ames Bentley -
Richard Ainley Tennant Bentley -
Roland Drew Hilton Fairchild -
George Meader Dinwiddle
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