An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of old-time black life (chicken thievin', gamblin', runnin' from ghosteses) for laughs -- sort of like the BET of its day. Mantan and Miller win a house-cum-casino in a craps game, only to discover that the deceased former owners aren't too pleased that their old home is being used for "jitterbugging, jiving, and hullaballooing". I hate hullaballooing. The ghosts decide to scare everyone off by opening doors and windows, pulling out chairs, even playing the drums.
Title | Lucky Ghost |
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Year | 1942 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama, Horror |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Dixie National Pictures Inc. |
Cast | Mantan Moreland, F.E. Miller, Maceo Bruce Sheffield, Arthur Ray, Florence O'Brien, Harold Garrison |
Crew | William Beaudine (Director), Vernon Smith (Writer), Eugene C. Stone (Art Direction), Jed Buell (Producer), Robert E. Cline (Director of Photography), Lex Neal (Writer) |
Keyword | gambling, gangster, all black cast, ghost |
Release | Feb 10, 1942 |
Runtime | 61 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.20 / 10 by 6 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |