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DVD - The Ghost Breakers
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Not long after the success The Cat & the Canary Bob Hope & Paulette Goddard were reunited to do The Ghost Breakers. There are a lot of similarities between the two films but The Ghost Breakers is even better. It's typical Bob Hope, ever the coward & wannabe ladies' man, full of one liners & puns. Paulette Goddard is beautiful & effervescent.
Lawrence Lawrence, mostly known as Larry (Bob Hope), is a radio personality who has a barely tenuous connection to underworld types. In the further pursuit of more dirty laundry to air Lawrence is accused of murder though he didn't do it. He's on the run & ends up in the room of Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard). This is all fortuitous for Lawrence because Mary is headed to Cuba to claim a castle (Castillo Maldito) she has inherited. Lawrence hides in one of her trunks, thus he's transported to Cuba also.
Tagging along is Lawrence's "man", Alex (Willie Best). Alex has nearly as many funny moments as Larry including some good zingers of his own. Anthony Quinn is in the cast playing twins; Ramon, who's the one murdered early in the film that Lawrence is accused of, & Francisco, who's alive & well in Havana.
The Ghost Breakers has some honest scary moments for its day, it's almost as scary as it is funny. There are zombies & ghosts, secret passages & a treasure. It's a very good, entertaining , old-fashioned movie.
Bonus features are numerous. They include "Entertaining the Troops" which is on at least one other Hope Disc, "Command Performance 1944" which is a filmed radio broadcast that has Hope, Betty Hutton, Judy Garland & Lana Turner. "Hollywood Victory Caravan" which is a WWII War Bond short film that has Hope, Hutton, Bing Crosby, William Demarest, Barbara Stanwyck & Humphrey Bogart. There's a Photo Gallery, trailer, production notes & a short listing of acting and/or directing credits.
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Okay, so call me cheesy--but Bob Hope's gags STILL crack me up! This movie is just '40s perfect. All the actors are superb and this movie just makes me ache for the 40s when life seemed so simple ... and so SCARY!!!! The haunted castle on a haunted aisle ... way good fun! Although the "zombie" guy was never really "explained" but who cares. This movie has laughs, scares, a charming main character and a gorgeous damsel in distress! How can you give it less than 5 stars???
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A light comedy and classic Bob Hope. A nice peek into the past i.e. the 1940's.
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Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence (Bob Hope) a radio personality threat reveals the inner working of the local gangs seems to have stepped over the line. While attempting to extricate himself he apparently dispatches a stranger threat must be shooting at him. In his attempt to escape the situation he runs into a more deadly situation.
Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard) inherits a castle in Cuba. Someone wants to buy it other's warn her of strange things that may mean her ultimate demise. Lawrence Lawrence stumbles into Mary's predicament as he is ex-trunkated from her apartment and destined for Cuba.
To save Mary's life Lawrence goes to her castle first to confront a Zombie, bats (on strings, isn't HD and Blu-ray great on a 46" screen), a ghost and something a little more sinister.
Will Lawrence survive, will he learn the secret of the castle if any and will we see Paulette Goddard running around screaming in her swimsuit and torn robe?
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The film has held up well however the version I watched could stand some re-mastering. It is interesting to recognize a very young Anthony Quinn as the twins Ramon Mederes/Francisco Mederes. It also took some time to see behind the mustache of Geoff Montgomery to find Richard Carlson of all those Sci-Fi films as "It Came from Outer Space" (1953, and "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954).
It Came From Outer Space
Creature From the Black Lagoon
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Paulette Goddard was a knockout. Her beauty is not something you can appreciate in passing. It's something you savor.
Bob Hope is in his prime here and has his magic going.
There are a few spots of race humor. Unfortunate, but not enough to ruin a funny movie.
You get to see Paulette Goddard in underwear and high heels.
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