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The Ghost Comes Home

Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.

1h 19m1940TMDb 5.7

RomanceComedyDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Wilhelm ThieleWilhelm ThieleDirectorFrank MorganFrank MorganVernon 'Vern' AdamsBillie BurkeBillie BurkeCora AdamsAnn RutherfordAnn RutherfordBillie AdamsJohn SheltonJohn SheltonLanny SheaReginald OwenReginald OwenHemingwayDonald MeekDonald MeekMortimer Hopkins · Sr.Don CastleDon CastleSpigley 'Spig' · a Band MemberNat PendletonNat PendletonRoscoeFrank AlbertsonFrank AlbertsonErnestHarold HuberHarold HuberTonyHobart CavanaughHobart CavanaughAmbrose BundyAnn MorrissAnn MorrissMyraTom RutherfordTom RutherfordMortimer Hopkins · Jr.Renie RianoRenie RianoSarah OsbornRichard CarleRichard CarleJohn Reed ThomasKing BaggotKing BaggotTownsman at Banquet
William A. BoardwayTownsman at Banquet
BuckDog in Pet ShopMaurice CostelloMaurice CostelloTownsman at BanquetJules CowlesJules CowlesTownsman on Street
Joe GilbertClub Patron
George GoldenClub Patron
Robert HainesClub PatronEddie HallEddie HallPipe-Smoking PedestrianCharles HaltonCharles HaltonMr. Stark · Steamship OfficialMahlon HamiltonMahlon HamiltonTownsman at BanquetEdward HearnEdward HearnTownsman at BanquetFrank JaquetFrank JaquetThe MayorSuzanne KaarenSuzanne KaarenNightclub Flower Girl
Edward KilroyClerk

Storyline

Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Info

Status
Released
Released
8 March 1940
Runtime
1h 19m
TMDB score
5.7 / 10 (3 votes)

Production

Director
Wilhelm Thiele
Writers
Richard Maibaum, Harry Ruskin
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English