The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Richard Maibaum and Harry Ruskin. The film stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford, John Shelton, Reginald Owen and Donald Meek. The film was released on March 8, 1940, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

The Ghost Comes Home
Directed byWilhelm Thiele
Produced byAlbert E. Levoy
Screenplay byRichard Maibaum
Harry Ruskin
Based onThe Ghost Comes Home
by Georg Kaiser
StarringFrank Morgan
Billie Burke
Ann Rutherford
John Shelton
Reginald Owen
Donald Meek
Music byDavid Snell
CinematographyLeonard Smith
Edited byWilliam H. Terhune
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 8, 1940 (1940-03-08)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It was based on a play by Georg Kaiser which had previously been made into the 1935 German film The Valiant Navigator by Hans Deppe.

Plot

Pet store owner Vern Adams is going to catch a ship to help out his friend John Thomas, however he still has time before it ships, so Vern goes to a nightclub and ends up being arrested for 60 days. When he gets out he finds out that the ship sank and that his family is using the insurance money. Now Vern hides out, so his family is not arrested for fraud.

Cast

References
  1. "The Ghost Comes Home (1940) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. "The Ghost Comes Home". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 November 2014.


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