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Ghost Catchers (also known as High Spirits)[1] is a 1944 American comedy horror film. The protagonists were the comedy duo of Olsen and Johnson.

Ghost Catchers
Directed byEdward F. Cline
Written byEdmond L. Hartman, Elwood Ullman
Based onAn unpublished story
byMilt Gross and Edward F. Cline
Produced byMilton Feld
StarringOle Olsen, Chic Johnson, Leo Carrillo
CinematographyCharles Van Enger
Edited byArthur Hilton
Music byEdward Ward
Distributed byUniversal Pictures

Release date

  • 1944 (1944)

Running time

68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film deals with two nightclub owners who try to get rid of the ghosts of a supposedly haunted house. One of their employees is actually trying to scare away the house's tenants, because he plans to steal liquor from the house's basement.

Plot

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Ole Olson and Chic Johnson are nightclub owners, helping their neighbors rid an old house of ghosts. Their club's headwaiter Jerry (Leo Carrillo) is really a gangster trying to scare off the tenants in the house so he can steal a stash of aged liquor from the basement.

Cast

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Production

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Jean's casting was announced in February 1944.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  • ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Universal Names Gloria Jean for Romantic Lead in Film With Olsen and Johnson Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES 12 Feb 1944: 11.
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