Ghost Chasers

Ghost Chasers is a 1951 comedy horror film starring the Bowery Boys.^[1][2] The film was released on April 29, 1951 by Monogram Pictures and is the 22nd film in the Bowery Boys series.^[3]

Ghost Chasers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Charles Marion Bert Lawrence
Produced by	Jan Grippo
Starring	Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey William Benedict
Cinematography	Marcel LePicard
Edited by	William Austin
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	April 29, 1951 (1951-04-29)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

After Slip discovers a spiritualist in the neighborhood, he enlists the boys to investigate. They discover that she is a fake who is working for Margo the Medium, a radio star who has convinced Sach and Whitey that ghosts exist.

The boys visit her, using Louie as a decoy. While she is busy trying to connect to Louie's dead uncle, the rest of the boys investigate the house. A real ghost named Edgar befriends Sach and helps him investigate. Although the others cannot see Edgar, he helps them uncover Margo's scam.

Cast

The Bowery Boys

• Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
• Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
• William Benedict as Whitmore 'Whitey' Williams
• David Gorcey as Chuck
• Buddy Gorman as Butch

Remaining cast

• Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowski
• Lloyd Corrigan as Edgar Alden Franklin Smith
• Jan Kayne as Cynthia
• Robert Coogan as Jack Eagan, Private Eye
• Lela Bliss as Margo the Medium
• Philip Van Zandt as Dr. Basil Granville
• Marshall Bradford as Professor Krantz
• Michael Ross as Gus
• Argentina Brunetti as Mama Parelli
• Belle Mitchell as Madame Zola
• Doris Kemper as Mrs. Mahoney

Home media

The film was released on VHS by Warner Bros. on September 1, 1992.

Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of The Bowery Boys, Volume Two on April 9, 2013.