Movie Description
The Ghost Comes Home
(1940)Overview
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.
Featured Crew
- Director : Wilhelm Thiele
- Producer : Albert E. Levoy
- Editor : William H. Terhune
- Cast : Frank Morgan,Billie Burke,Ann Rutherford,John Shelton,Reginald Owen,Donald Meek,Don Castle,Nat Pendleton,Frank Albertson,Harold Huber,Hobart Cavanaugh,Ann Morriss,Tom Rutherford,Renie Riano,Richard Carle,King Baggot,William A. Boardway,Buck,Maurice Costello,Jules Cowles,Joe Gilbert,George Golden,Robert Haines,Eddie Hall,Charles Halton,Mahlon Hamilton,Edward Hearn,Frank Jaquet,Suzanne Kaaren,Edward Kilroy,Claude King,Horace McMahon,Hans Moebus,Louis Natheaux,Richard Neill,William Newell,Wedgwood Nowell,Thomas Pogue,Loretta Russell,J. Lewis Smith,Ben Taggart,Terry,Bess Wade,Bobby Watson,Max Linder
Cast
Vernon 'Vern' Adams
Cora Adams
Billie Adams
Lanny Shea
Hemingway
Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.
Spigley 'Spig', a Band Member
Roscoe
Ernest
Tony
Ambrose Bundy
Myra
Mortimer Hopkins, Jr.
Sarah Osborn
John Reed Thomas
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited)
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Townsman on Street (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Pipe-Smoking Pedestrian (uncredited)
Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
The Mayor (uncredited)
Nightclub Flower Girl (uncredited)
Clerk (uncredited)
Chester B. Morlick - Thomas' Lawyer (uncredited)
Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Myra's Gangster Friend at Bar (uncredited)
Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Passerby Pointing Out Steamship Line (uncredited)
Man at Banquet (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Lefty (uncredited)
Tim Leary (uncredited)
Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Waldo (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Ghost Comes Home
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-03-08
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 19m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Romance
- Comedy
- Drama

























































