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The Live Ghost

Name: The Live Ghost
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1934-12-08
Duration: 21 min
Rating: 7.2

★ 7,2 /10 (45 Votes)

1934 EN 21 min

Overview

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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Release date

08/12/1934

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Popularity

1.3

Genres

Comedy

Status

Released

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Runtime

21 min

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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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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