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A decade after the death of an eccentric millionaire, his remaining relatives gather for the reading of the will at his abandoned mansion set deep in the Louisiana bayous. Tension builds after his niece Joyce (Paulette Goddard) is named the sole inheritor and it is revealed that one of the other relatives will get everything if the heiress goes insane within the next 30 days. The timid Wally (Bob Hope) vows to protect Joyce who must spend the night in the haunted mansion along with her jealous relatives, a creepy maid and a homicidal maniac who has just escaped from a nearby sanitarium.
An equal mix of both frights and fun, this unforgettable classic showcases one of the most popular entertainers of all time and has become the gold standard for the horror-comedy genre!
Original Release
10/27/1939
US Release
11/10/1939
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bob Hope | Wally Campbell |
Paulette Goddard | Joyce Norman |
John Beal | Fred Blythe |
Douglass Montgomery | Charlie Wilder / Charles Wilder |
Gale Sondergaard | Miss Lu |
Elizabeth Patterson | Aunt Susan / Aunt Susan Tilbury |
Nydia Westman | Cicily |
George Zucco | Lawyer Crosby / Mr. Crosby, lawyer |
John Wray | Hendricks / Hendricks, guard |
George Regas | Indian Guide |
Directors
Writers
Walter DeLeon, Lynn Starling, John Willard
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bob Hope | Wally Campbell |
Paulette Goddard | Joyce Norman |
John Beal | Fred Blythe |
Douglass Montgomery | Charlie Wilder / Charles Wilder |
Gale Sondergaard | Miss Lu |
Elizabeth Patterson | Aunt Susan / Aunt Susan Tilbury |
Nydia Westman | Cicily |
George Zucco | Lawyer Crosby / Mr. Crosby, lawyer |
John Wray | Hendricks / Hendricks, guard |
George Regas | Indian Guide |
William Abbey | 'The Cat' |
Milton Kibbee | Photographer |
Charles Lane | Reporter |
Frank Melton | Reporter |
Nick Thompson | Indian Guide |
Chief Thundercloud | Indian Guide |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Arthur Hornblow Jr. | Producer |