
YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR IT'S THRILLING - EXCITING - FUNNY!
An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of old-time black life (chicken thievin', gamblin', runnin' from ghosteses) for laughs -- sort of like the BET of its day. Mantan and Miller win a house-cum-casino in a craps game, only to discover that the deceased former owners aren't too pleased that their old home is being used for "jitterbugging, jiving, and hullaballooing". I hate hullaballooing. The ghosts decide to scare everyone off by opening doors and windows, pulling out chairs, even playing the drums.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Mantan Moreland
Washington

F.E. Miller
Jefferson

Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Blake
Arthur Ray
Blackstone

Florence O'Brien
Hostess
Harold Garrison
Brown
Jessie Cryer
Dawson

Napoleon Whiting
Chauffer
Jess Lee Brooks
Door Man
Ida Coffin
Hat Check Girl

Nathan Curry
Farmer

Millie Monroe
First Waitress
Louise Franklin
Second Waitress (as Louise Franklyn)
Lucille Battle
Third Waitress
Avanelle Harris
Fourth Waitress (as Aranelle Harris)
Monte Hawley
Masher (as Monty Hawley)
Vernon McCalla
First Man Guest (as Vernon McCella)
Harry Levette
First Man Diner (as Harry Lavette)
Henry Hastings
Uncle Ezra's Ghost
Florence Field
Mrs. Ezra's Ghost
John Lester Johnson
First Ghost
Edward Thompson
Second Ghost (as Eddie Thompson)
Lester Christmas
Third Ghost (as Leonard Christmas)
Reginald Fenderson
Dealer (as Reggie Finderson)
Lorenzo Flennoy
Himself
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Details
Release Date
1942-02-10
Runtime
61 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Dixie National Pictures Inc.
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Horror