Spook Chasers
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| Directed by | George Blair |
| Written by | Elwood Ullman |
| Produced by | Ben Schwalb |
| Starring | Huntz Hall Stanley Clements David Gorcey Jimmy Murphy Eddie LeRoy Percy Helton |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Neil Brunnenkant |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Spook Chasers is a 1957 horror comedy film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys and Robert Shayne.[1][2] The film was released on June 2, 1957 by Allied Artists and is the forty-fifth film in the series.
Plot
[edit]Café owner Mike Clancy is told by his doctor that he needs to take a rest in the mountains due to his asthma. A crooked real estate agent sells Mike an old house that once belonged to the widow of a gangster. Mike and the Bowery Boys head out to the house, and eventually find a large pile of money hidden inside.
Pretty soon, old friends of the deceased gangster who once owned the house catch wind of the Boys' discovery, and decide to rob the place. To add to this madness, the Bowery Boys find the house to be supposedly inhabited by ghosts.
Cast
[edit]The Bowery Boys
[edit]- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- Stanley Clements as Stanislaus 'Duke' Covelske
- David Gorcey as Charles 'Chuck' Anderson
- Jimmy Murphy as Myron
- Eddie LeRoy as Blinky
Remaining cast
[edit]- Percy Helton as Mike Clancy
- Darlene Fields as Dolly Owens
- Peter Mamakos as Snap Sizzolo
- Ben Welden as Ziggie
- Robert Shayne as Lt. Harris
- William Henry as Harry Shelby
- Robert Christopher as Ernie
- Pierre Watkin as Dr. Moss
- Audrey Conti as 1st Doll
- Anne Fleming as 2nd Doll
- Bill Cassady as Photographer
Production
[edit]The film marks the first appearance of Percy Helton, who plays the shopkeeper, Mike Clancy. It also marks the first appearance of Blinky, played by Eddie LeRoy, as a member of the gang. In addition, David Gorcey now reverts to using his real last name in the onscreen credits.
Home media
[edit]Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of "The Bowery Boys, Volume Three" on October 1, 2013.
Critical reception
[edit]Leonard Maltin wrote, "yet another Bowery Boys crooks-posing-as-ghosts entry, with a surfeit of wheezy gags."[3] Unseen Films noted, "on its own terms it's actually a fun little film."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hayes, David (1984). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806509310.
- ^ "Spook Chasers (1957) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ^ "Spook Chasers (1957) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ^ Kopian, Steve (2011-09-23). "Unseen Films: Spook Chasers (1957)". Unseenfilms.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
External links
[edit]- Spook Chasers at IMDb
- Spook Chasers at the TCM Movie Database
- Spook Chasers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 1957 films
- 1957 comedy horror films
- 1950s ghost films
- Allied Artists films
- American black-and-white films
- American comedy horror films
- Bowery Boys films
- Films directed by George Blair
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- English-language comedy horror films
- Films about treasure hunting
- Films scored by Marlin Skiles
- Comedy horror film stubs