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Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost is a 1941 American horror comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and featuring Joan Davis, Evelyn Ankers and Richard Carlson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Abbott and Costello performed a half-hour live version of the film for radio audiences on Louella Parsons'…

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Budget
initially $190,000; eventually over $300,000
Cinematography
Elwood Bredell
Country
United States
Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Edited by
Philip Cahn

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Hold That Ghost

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples69
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
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Hold That Ghost

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related to Reception · 18
Hold That Ghost → Abbott, At, Buck Privates, Costello, Gentlemen, Hollywood, In, Ladies, Messrs, Motion Picture Daily, Navy, Sh, The Hollywood Reporter, The Motion Picture Herald, Upon, Variety, Veritably, Yes
related to Production · 14
Hold That Ghost → At, Buck Privates, Charlie, Chuck, February, Ferdie, Ghost, Hold, It, January, Lubin, Mattson's, Oh, The
related to External links · 9
Hold That Ghost → AFI Catalog, Feature FilmsHold That Ghost, Hell, IMDbHold That Ghost, Moving, Rotten TomatoesHold That Ghost, TCM Movie Database, Trailers, YouTube
related to Further reading · 8
Hold That Ghost → Abbott, BearManor Media, Costello, Hold That Ghost Albany, ISBN, Palumbo, Ron, The Universal Filmscript Series
related to Rerelease · 5
Hold That Ghost → Ghost, Hit, Hold, Ice, Realart Pictures
Budget · 1
Hold That Ghost → initially $190,000; eventually over $300,000
Cinematography · 1
Hold That Ghost → Elwood Bredell
Country · 1
Hold That Ghost → United States
Directed by · 1
Hold That Ghost → Arthur Lubin
Distributed by · 1
Hold That Ghost → Universal Pictures

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hold That GhostBudgetinitially $190,000; eventually over $300,0001.00infobox
Hold That GhostCinematographyElwood Bredell1.00infobox
Hold That GhostCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Hold That GhostDirected byArthur Lubin1.00infobox
Hold That GhostDistributed byUniversal Pictures1.00infobox
Hold That GhostEdited byPhilip Cahn1.00infobox
Hold That GhostLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Hold That GhostMusic byScore: Hans J. Salter Songs: Mário Lago (music) Roberto Roberti (music) Harold Adamson (lyrics) (all uncredited)1.00infobox
Hold That GhostProduced byBurt Kelly Glenn Tryon1.00infobox
Hold That GhostProduction companyUniversal Pictures1.00infobox
Hold That GhostRelease dateAugust 6, 1941 (1941-08-06)1.00infobox
Hold That GhostRunning time85 minutes1.00infobox
Hold That GhostStarringBud Abbott Lou Costello Richard Carlson Joan Davis Evelyn Ankers Shemp Howard The Andrews Sisters1.00infobox
Hold That GhostWritten byRobert Lees Fred Rinaldo John Grant1.00infobox
Hold That Ghostis a1941 American horror comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and featuring Joan Davis0.90text

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