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Hold That Ghost

1941Movie1 h 26 minNR

ComedyHorror
87
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Letterboxd3.5/5Rotten Tomatoes100%90%
87
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Letterboxd3.5/5Rotten Tomatoes100%90%

Summary

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Party vibe

Skip it if

  • You scare easily

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  • Makes you laugh.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Takes you somewhere else.
  • Scares you.
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Tropes

The Flapping DickeyRare · in 13 titlesAt the end of the film, the two main characters are running a party when Costello's character, Freddie Jones, encounters a maitre d', who had fired them from an earlier job, working as a temp waiter.Reflexive Responsein 80 titlesCamille is being followed down the stairs by a man with a sheet over his head who's miming her footsteps to hide his own.All 31 tropes

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