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The Ghost Breaker (1922) 1
The Ghost Breaker may refer to: * ''The Ghost Breaker'' (play), a 1909 play by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard * ''The Ghost Breaker'' (1914 film), a 1914 American silent drama film, adapted from the play ''The Ghost Breaker'' * ''The Ghost Breaker'' (1922 film), a 1922 American silent comedy horror film, also adapted from the play See also *''The Ghost Breakers ''The Ghost Breakers'' is a 1940 American mystery/horror comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It was adapted by screenwriter Walter DeLeon as the third film version of the 1909 play '' The Ghost Brea ...'', a 1940 comedy film, also adapted from the play * ''Scared Stiff'' (1953 film), a 1953 American musical comedy film, also adapted from the play {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghost Breaker, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Breaker (play)
''The Ghost Breaker'' is a 1909 haunted house farcical play written by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, it was adapted into a 1940 film starring Bob Hope called ''The Ghost Breakers''. It had also been adapted in a 1914 film, ''The Ghost Breaker (1914 film)'' and a 1922 film, ''The Ghost Breaker (1922 film)''. It later was the basis of the 1953 Martin and Lewis movie '' Scared Stiff'' and was also an inspiration for the 1984 film ''Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and ...''. The play was also adapted in a 1915 book of the same name. References External links * (from the novel) 1909 plays American plays Comedy plays {{1900s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Breaker (1914 Film)
''The Ghost Breaker'' is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Oscar C. Apfel and based on the 1909 Broadway play of the same name by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures under the Famous Players-Lasky banner. ''The Ghost Breaker'' was possibly the first film in a long line of haunted-house horror films with the same story. A 1922 remake of the same name starred Wallace Reid and Lila Lee. The original film was also remade as ''The Ghost Breakers'' (1940) with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, and as '' Scared Stiff'' (1953) with Martin and Lewis. The film is now considered lost. Plot Somewhere in Spain, Princess Maria Theresa is examining her jewels one day when she accidentally drops a casket causing a secret compartment to open. Within this compartment, she finds an old piece of paper that describes a locket containing a map of a mysterious location. The Princess assumes that it is the way to the Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Breaker (1922 Film)
''The Ghost Breaker'' is a 1922 American silent horror comedy film about haunted houses and ghosts. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Alfred E. Green and starred Wallace Reid in one of his last screen roles. The story, based on the 1909 play '' The Ghost Breaker'' by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, had been released on film in 1914 (bearing the same name), directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Oscar Apfel. The 1922 version is now considered lost. Two of the actors in this film, Snitz Edwards and Arthur Edmund Carewe, later appeared together in the 1925 Lon Chaney silent classic ''The Phantom of the Opera''. Two uncredited "ghosts" in the cast, Mervyn LeRoy and Richard Arlen, later went on to successful film careers. ''The Ghost Breaker'' would be remade in the sound era as ''The Ghost Breakers'' (1940) with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, and later as '' Scared Stiff'' (1953) starring Jerry Lewis and Dean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Breakers
''The Ghost Breakers'' is a 1940 American mystery/horror comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It was adapted by screenwriter Walter DeLeon as the third film version of the 1909 play '' The Ghost Breaker'' by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. Along with the Abbott and Costello films ''Hold That Ghost'' and ''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'' and Hope and Goddard's own '' The Cat and the Canary'', it is cited as a prime example of the classic Hollywood horror-comedy. Plot The film opens in 1940 Manhattan during a violent evening thunderstorm. From a radio network's studio, broadcaster Larry Lawrence exposes the crimes of underworld boss Frenchy Duval. In her hotel suite, while listening to Lawrence on the radio, Mary Carter is visited by Mr. Parada, a sinister Cuban solicitor. He delivers her the deed to her inheritance—a plantation and mansion in Cuba. Despite Parada's objections, Mary decides to travel there by ship to ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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