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Ghosts on the Loose (which features no ghosts whatsoever) is perhaps the best-known of Monogram's "East Side Kids" series. This time, Muggs (Leo Gorcey), Glimpy (Huntz Hall), and the rest of the kids offer to decorate the honeymoon cottage of Glimpy's sister, Betty (Ava Gardner), and her new husband, Jack (Rick Vallin). Unfortunately, the boys end up at the wrong house, a sinister mansion that serves as the headquarters for a Nazi spy ring headed by Emil (Bela Lugosi). The rest of the film is an extended chase -- first the Nazis chasing the boys, then the boys chasing the Nazis. Incidentally, this is the film in which Bela Lugosi allegedly sneezes out an obscenity. Ghosts on the Loose has been reissued under several titles, notably The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Bela Lugosi, Ava Gardner, (more)

Director(s):: William Beaudine

Format(s):: DVD
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	John H.

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This is the last of the Dead End Kids movies before they morphed, unfortunately, into the silly Bowery Boys. This is a comical movie featuring Bela Lugosi as the head of a Nazi spy ring and Ava Gardner as Huntz Hall's sister. The chase scenes may seem a bit confusing and convoluted, but they are fun to watch. This is a nice movie to watch if you are not into anything particularly heavy.

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