Ghost Catchers

Ghost Catchers
Directed by	Edward F. Cline
Written by	Edmond L. Hartman, Elwood Ullman
Based on	An unpublished story by Milt Gross and Edward F. Cline
Produced by	Milton Feld
Starring	Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Leo Carrillo
Cinematography	Charles Van Enger
Edited by	Arthur Hilton
Music by	Edward Ward
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	1944 (1944)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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

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

• Ole Olsen as Himself
• Chic Johnson as Himself
• Leo Carrillo as Jerry
• Gloria Jean as Melinda Marshall
• Martha O'Driscoll as Susanna Marshall
• Andy Devine as Horsehead
• Lon Chaney Jr. as Bear

Production

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

See also

• List of American films of 1944
• Ghostbusters

References

1. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
2. 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.

External links

• Ghost Catchers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Ghost Catchers at IMDb
• Ghost Catchers at the TCM Movie Database