The Smiling Ghost

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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Cast

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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