The Ghost Breakers

Director: George Marshall

Overview

"The Bob Hope comedy The Ghost Breakers comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible,

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2002
UPC:	0025192121326
Original Release:	1940
Rating:	NR
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[monaural, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	3,384

Special Features

Entertaining the Troops; Command Performance 1944; Hollywood Victory Caravan; Photography gallery; Theatrical trailer; Production notes; Cast and filmmakers; DVD-ROM features

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bob Hope	Larry Lawrence
Paulette Goddard	Mary Carter
Richard Carlson	Geoff Montgomery
Paul Lukas	Parada
Willie Best	Alex
Pedro de Cordoba	Havez
Virginia Brissac	Mother Zombie
Noble Johnson	The Zombie
Anthony Quinn	Ramon/Francisco Maderos
Tom Dugan	Raspy Kelly
Paul Fix	Frenchy Duval
Lloyd Corrigan	Martin
Emmett Vogan	Announcer
Grace Hayle	Screaming Woman
Robert Elliott	Lt. Murray
James Blaine	Police Sergeant
Jack Hatfield	Elevator Boy
David Durand	Bellhop
James Flavin	Hotel Porter
Leonard Sues	Newsboy
Jack Edwards	Ship Bellboy
Max Wagner	Ship Porter
Paul Newlan	Newsboy,Baggage Man
Francisco Maran	Headwaiter
Jack Norton	Drunk
Blanca Vischer	Dolores
Douglas Kennedy	Interne
Robert Ryan	Interne
Kay Stewart	Telephone Girl
Ernst Toch	Composer

Technical Credits

Farciot Edouart	Special Effects
Arthur Hornblow Jr.	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Scenes
1. Main Titles [1:26]
2. One Stormy Night [7:03]
3. The Inheritance [3:01]
4. Lawrence Lawrence [2:57]
5. Mistaken Murderer [:03]
6. A Trunk to Cuba [7:53]
7. A Threat [6:30]
8. About Black Island [:25]
9. Going to Cuba [3:18]
10. Havana Harbor [6:28]
11. Geoff Montgomery [3:34]
12. Havana Night Life [1:29]
13. On Black Island [:10]
14. Midnight at the Castle [3:44]
15. Mary Arrives [4:07]
16. Looking for Secrets [6:01]
17. The Unexpected Villain [1:20]
18. End Titles [6:57]

Menu

Side #1 --
Bonus Materials
Entertaining the Troops
Command Performance 1944
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Photograph Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Cast and Filmmakers
Bob Hope as Larry Lawrence
Paulette Goddard as Mary Carter
Richard Carlson as Geoff Montgomery
Paul Lukas as Mr. Parada
Anthony Quinn as Mederos
Willie Best as Alex
Directed by George Marshall
DVD-ROM Features
DVD Newsletter
Recommendations
Languages
Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
Subtitles: Español
Subtitles: Français
Captions & Subtitles: None
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Editorial Reviews

A Bob Hope comedy without a lot of laughs may seem like an oxymoron (at least if it was made before 1960), but that's what you have in The Ghost Breakers. What's even more surprising is that Breakers is a pretty entertaining little film, even without a barrelful of laughs. Not that the film is devoid of laughs, nor is it the kind of film that attempts too many jokes that fall flat; aside from some gags given to Willie Best which are delivered in a painfully unfunny racially stereotyped manner, most of the jokes here work. It's simply that, in Breakers, more attention is being paid than usual to the plot and to the trappings that go with this particular mixture of genre (mystery, thriller, and horror). As a result, Breakers has a stronger (and more consistent) storyline than is usual for a Hope vehicle of the period. True, there are flaws -- the presence of a real ghost seems out of place, and the zombie subplot a bit forced -- but overall, this is one of Hope's stronger non-Road outings. It helps that he's paired with a truly delectable Paulette Goddard and gets fine support from Paul Lukas and Anthony Quinn. Hope, of course, is Hope, though -- his protestations aside -- he's much braver here than usual. Breakers is not a great film, but it's definitely enjoyable.