Comedy

The Live Ghost

Name: The Live Ghost
Director: Charley Rogers
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1934-12-08
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Walter Long, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall

7.3(44) 12/8/1934 0h 21m

Comedy

Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first, the boys end up getting themselves shanghaied, and the crew vow revenge.

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Top Cast

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Walter Long

Captain

Mae Busch

Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy

Charlie Hall

Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) (uncredited)

Arthur Housman

Drunken sailor

Leo Willis

Sailor at Table

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talisencrw

9/10

6/28/2016

Another fine short from the boys at their peak, this time stuck between a rock and a hard place, trying their best to avoid both an awful boss and a vindictive crew that they tricked into becoming fellow sailors. A fine supporting crew make this required viewing for comedy buffs of the period.

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