The Smiling Ghost is a 1941 American comedy horror movie directed by Lewis Seiler from a screenplay by Kenneth Gamet primarily based on a narrative by Stuart Palmer.
The Warner Bros. manufacturing stars Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith, Alan Hale, Brenda Marshall and Willie Greatest.
Plot:
Aged Mrs Bentley and her lawyer see a newspaper advert from an unemployed and single engineer searching for work doing “something authorized.” The lawyer calls the engineer, Alexander “Fortunate” Downing, and units up a gathering, throughout which Fortunate is obtainable $1000 to feign an engagement to Mrs Bentley’s granddaughter Elinor Bentley Fairchild for one month. Fortunate considers it a wierd provide, however he wants the cash so he takes the job.
What Downing doesn’t know is that Elinor’s three former fiancés have met horrible ends. The primary, Johnny Eggleston, mysteriously drowned. The second, Paul Myron, was paralyzed when his automotive rolled over and has been confined to an iron lung ever since. The third, Alan Winters, died by snakebite whereas on the 18th ground of a Boston resort.
Given the destiny of her former beaus, there are those that consider Elinor is the sufferer of the “Smiling Ghost,” and he or she has been dubbed the “Kiss of Dying Woman” by the native newspapers. Lil Barstow, a reporter who has adopted the case carefully, has been in contact with Myron, who persuades her to speak Downing out of the engagement earlier than he too turns into a sufferer of the ghost…
Evaluations:
“Not all of the humor is slapstick. The units, for essentially the most half, aren’t on the usual (and by 1941, completely performed out) spooky home mannequin. The script shows some hints of creativeness and credit the viewers with extra intelligence than was typically assumed by the writers of low cost 40’s horror movies.” 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting
“There’s sliding panels, secret passageways, and a masked killer roaming round, all of the substances essential for “previous, darkish home” enjoyable. The script by Kenneth Garrett and Stuart Palmer is geared extra in direction of humor than horror, although there are a number of atmospheric scenes staged by director Lewis Seiler, together with one in a fog-shrouded graveyard.” Cracked Rear Viewer
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“The Smiling Ghost is an above-average instance of the old-dark-house model of comedy-horror-mystery with an apparent plot, breathless pacing, wacky personalities, and myriad character gamers. The grinning villain is the lacking hyperlink between The Man Who Laughs and Mr. Sardonicus. Brenda Marshall and Alexis Smith are a sassy pair of dueling love pursuits for the uninteresting hero.” Pop Issues
Trailer:
Forged and characters:
Wayne Morris … Fortunate Downing
Brenda Marshall … Lil Barstow
Alexis Smith … Elinor Bentley Fairchild
Alan Hale … Norton – the Butler
Lee Patrick … Rose Fairchild
David Bruce … Paul Myron
Helen Westley … Grandmother Bentley
Willie Greatest … Clarence
Charles Halton … Nice Uncle Ames Bentley
Richard Ainley … Cousin Tennant Bentley
Roland Drew … Uncle Hilton Fairchild
George Meader … Mr Dinwiddie
Clem Bevans … Sexton – Cemetery Caretaker
Arthur Aylesworth … magistrate
Technical specs:
1 hour 11 minutes
Black and white
Side ratio: 1.37: 1
Audio: Mono (RCA Sound System)
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