The Ghost Comes Home

Duration: 79 min
Release date: 1940-03-08
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Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.

Romance Comedy Drama

The Ghost Comes Home

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Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
as Vernon 'Vern' Adams
Billie Burke
Billie Burke
as Cora Adams
Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford
as Billie Adams
John Shelton
John Shelton
as Lanny Shea
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
as Hemingway
Donald Meek
Donald Meek
as Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.
Don Castle
Don Castle
as Spigley 'Spig', a Band Member
Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
as Roscoe
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
as Ernest
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
as Tony
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Ambrose Bundy
Ann Morriss
Ann Morriss
as Myra
Tom Rutherford
Tom Rutherford
as Mortimer Hopkins, Jr.
Renie Riano
Renie Riano
as Sarah Osborn
Richard Carle
Richard Carle
as John Reed Thomas
King Baggot
King Baggot
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
William A. Boardway
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Buck
Buck
as Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Maurice Costello
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles
as Townsman on Street (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Joe Gilbert
as Club Patron (uncredited)
George Golden
George Golden
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Robert Haines
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall
as Pipe-Smoking Pedestrian (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
as Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Frank Jaquet
as The Mayor (uncredited)
Suzanne Kaaren
Suzanne Kaaren
as Nightclub Flower Girl (uncredited)
Edward Kilroy
Edward Kilroy
as Clerk (uncredited)
Claude King
Claude King
as Chester B. Morlick - Thomas' Lawyer (uncredited)
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
as Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Hans Moebus
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Louis Natheaux
as Myra's Gangster Friend at Bar (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Richard Neill
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
William Newell
William Newell
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell
as Passerby Pointing Out Steamship Line (uncredited)
Thomas Pogue
Thomas Pogue
as Man at Banquet (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Loretta Russell
as Club Patron (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith
J. Lewis Smith
as Lefty (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart
as Tim Leary (uncredited)
Terry
Terry
as Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited)
Bess Wade
Bess Wade
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson
as Waldo (uncredited)
Max Linder
Max Linder
as Club Patron (uncredited)
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