<i>Hold That Ghost</i>

Hold That Ghost

<p><i><b>Hold That Ghost</b></i> is a 1941 <a href="/en/Horror_comedy" title="Horror comedy" class="mw-redirect wl">horror comedy</a> film starring the comedy team of <a href="/en/Abbott_and_Costello" title="Abbott and Costello" class="wl">Abbott and Costello</a> and featuring <a href="/en/Joan_Davis" title="Joan Davis" class="wl">Joan Davis</a>, <a href="/en/Evelyn_Ankers" title="Evelyn Ankers" class="wl">Evelyn Ankers</a> and <a href="/en/Richard_Carlson_(actor)" title="Richard Carlson (actor)" class="wl">Richard Carlson</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></p>

<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt1">1941 film by Arthur Lubin</div>
<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Hold That Ghost, Directed by, Written by, Pro...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vevent mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Hold That Ghost</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border"><a href="/en/File:Hold_That_Ghost_(1941_film).jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Hold_That_Ghost_(1941_film).jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Hold_That_Ghost_%281941_film%29.jpg/220px-Hold_That_Ghost_%281941_film%29.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="392" data-file-type="bitmap" height="345" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Hold_That_Ghost_%281941_film%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Hold_That_Ghost_%281941_film%29.jpg 2x" alt="Hold_That_Ghost_%281941_film%29.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Arthur_Lubin" title="Arthur Lubin" class="wl">Arthur Lubin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Robert_Lees" title="Robert Lees" class="wl">Robert Lees</a><br>Fred Rinaldo<br><a href="/en/John_Grant_(screenwriter)" title="John Grant (screenwriter)" class="wl">John Grant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Burt_Kelly_(producer)" title="Burt Kelly (producer)" class="wl">Burt Kelly</a><br><a href="/en/Glenn_Tryon" title="Glenn Tryon" class="wl">Glenn Tryon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Bud_Abbott" title="Bud Abbott" class="wl">Bud Abbott</a><br><a href="/en/Lou_Costello" title="Lou Costello" class="wl">Lou Costello</a><br><a href="/en/Richard_Carlson_(actor)" title="Richard Carlson (actor)" class="wl">Richard Carlson</a><br><a href="/en/Joan_Davis" title="Joan Davis" class="wl">Joan Davis</a><br><a href="/en/Evelyn_Ankers" title="Evelyn Ankers" class="wl">Evelyn Ankers</a><br><a href="/en/Shemp_Howard" title="Shemp Howard" class="wl">Shemp Howard</a><br><a href="/en/The_Andrews_Sisters" title="The Andrews Sisters" class="wl">The Andrews Sisters</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Elwood_Bredell" title="Elwood Bredell" class="wl">Elwood Bredell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Philip_Cahn" title="Philip Cahn" class="wl">Philip Cahn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Hans_J._Salter" title="Hans J. Salter" class="wl">Hans J. Salter</a> (uncredited)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures" class="wl">Universal Pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li>August<span>&nbsp;</span>6,<span>&nbsp;</span>1941<span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1941-08-06</span>)</span></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">85 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">initially $190,000; eventually over $300,000<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>
<p>On August 1, 1941, Abbott and Costello performed a half-hour live version of the film for radio audiences on <a href="/en/Louella_Parsons" title="Louella Parsons" class="wl">Louella Parsons</a>' <i>Hollywood Premiere</i>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p>



Hold That Ghost is a 1941 horror comedy film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and featuring Joan Davis, Evelyn Ankers and Richard Carlson. On August 1, 1941, Abbott and Costello performed a half-hour live version of the film for radio audiences on Louella Parsons' Hollywood Premiere. 