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OMG, this is one of my FAVORITE Bob Hope Movies and even my picky Fiance loves it! It's a bit much with the bantering between his black butler and himself, but those were definitely different times.
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In my opinion, The Ghost Breakers humor was weak, the jokes were corny, and the only great part was looking at the gorgeous Paulette Goddard. The movie was scary when they went to the haunted house, but not as scary as a horror movie. Funnier Bob Hope movies are Casanova's Big Night and The Princess and the Pirate.
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If you like downright funny comedies with added chills, then this is the movie for you. Forget the inferior Martin & Lewis remake, this film pairs Hope with the usually wooden Paulette Goddard who gives her best comedic performance in her career. She inherits a supposed haunted island off the shores of Havana complete with a spooky castle and a zombie. Hope plays a radio entertainer who is once again, up to his neck in trouble. This is of course, a pretty standard plot for Hope, but is elevated by a truly witty script and some genuine scary moments. Willie Best as Hope's valet steals the show and the great supporting cast including a young Anthony Quinn in a a dual role adds to the pleasure. I've never been much of a fan of either of the leads, but this comedy is one of the best to come out of the 40's and is a sheer delight to watch over and over again.Read full review
For those who didn't catch Bob Hope in his prime and only remember his later work, this is a great place to discover what made him so famous. The film, for a fairly silly ghost story that's equal parts real and fake supernatural events, complements Hope's scared-but-brave radio reporter with pretty plucky Paulette Goddard and an underrated Willie Best (always good even when he's playing stereotypical sidekicks.Here he shines)gives the standard plot of an inherited haunted castle a nice pace. The placement of the castle in Cuba allows for some exotic touches that, along with a mobster subplot, date the film firmly in the forties but keep it lively. The humor isn't rock bottom camp, leaning more on snappy patter than stupid puns, and the spooks are decent for the day. Mostly, it's a superb showcase for the peculiar combination of charm and comedy that made Bob Hope a top entertainer. Included special feature shorts on his service to the troops through every war he lived through give a broader picture of the man as well. Fun, funny, enjoyable classic forties humor.Read full review
Bob Hope, Willie Best and Paulette Goddard star in this 1940 flick. Hope plays a radio columnist who thinks he's killed someone, Willie Best plays his butler and right hand man and Paulette Goddard plays a woman who has inherited a haunted castle in Cuba. The most amazing thing in this movies is how Hope and Best work together. Best, who was black, usually had small parts in most films, playing stereotypical parts that were written for black people during that time. But this film, in which he has almost as many lines as Hope, shows what a wonderful actor he could be. At first when introduced to Best's character in the movie, you think, "Oh no, not another degrading part for a black character." But it isn't long when you realize that his part is major in the movie and he and Hope work excellent together. That said, the movie ends up letting a few thing dangle, but hey, this is supposed to be a light hearted comedy. If a few things don't resolve or make sense, you have to realize, it is all played for laughs. I would recommend this movie for all fans of Hope or Best, or anybody wanting to take the night off from life's seriousness. It isn't rated, but I would give it a PG, for mild violence and mild horror (the zombie part).Read full review
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