Fight That Ghost

Fight That Ghost is a 1946 feature horror comedy film. It is considered one of the earliest horror films with an all Black cast.^[1] It was directed by Sam Newfield.^[2] It was a Toddy Pictures Company release.^[3] Bill Dillard portrayed Jim Brown in the film.^[4] The film includes the songs "Take me" by Porter Grainger as well as "Hard Luck Blues" and "A Brown Skin Gal is the Best Gal After All" by John Murray.^[4]

Fight That Ghost
Directed by	Sam Newfield
Starring	Pigmeat Markham Percy Verwayne
Distributed by	Toddy Pictures Company
Release date	1946 (1946)

It was one of several films Newfield directed for Toddy including Harlem on the Prairie, Mantan Messes Up, and House-Rent Party.^[3] Photo stills for the film exist.^[5]

Plot

Cast

• Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham as Pigmeat [Markham]
• John "Rastus" Murray as Shorty
• Percy Verwayne as Moneybags Jim
• David Bethea as Mr. Cook
• Alberta Pryne as Sweet Sue^[6]
• Bill Dillard as Jim Brown^[4]

Further reading

• Gevinson, Alan. Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. United Kingdom, University of California Press, 1997.
• Richards, Larry. African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 1998.
• Watkins, Mel. On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy. United States, Chicago Review Press, 1999.