Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost
Theatrical release poster
Directed byArthur Lubin
Written byRobert Lees
Fred Rinaldo
John Grant
Produced byBurt Kelly
Glenn Tryon
StarringBud Abbott
Lou Costello
Richard Carlson
Joan Davis
Evelyn Ankers
Shemp Howard
The Andrews Sisters
CinematographyElwood Bredell
Edited byPhilip Cahn
Music byHans J. Salter (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 6, 1941 (1941-08-06)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budgetinitially $190,000; eventually over $300,000[1]

Hold That Ghost is a 1941 American horror comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and featuring Joan Davis, Evelyn Ankers and Richard Carlson.It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Abbott and Costello performed a half-hour live version of the film for radio audiences on Louella Parsons' Hollywood Premiere on August 1, 1941.[2]

  1. ^ Furmanek p 57-59
  2. ^ "Program Selections". Toledo Blade (Ohio). 1941-08-01. p. 4 (Peach Section). Retrieved 2022-11-09.