Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Synopsis of Ghosts on the Loose
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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Ghosts on the Loose
- Bela Lugosi - Emil
- Leo Gorcey - Muggs McGinnis
- Bobby Jordan - Danny
- Minerva Urecal - Hilda
- Stanley Clements - Stash
- Sammy "Sunshine" Morrison - Scruno
- Bill Bates - "Sleepy" Dave
- Peter Seal - Bruno
- Jack Mulhall - Lieutenant Brady
- Tom Herbert
- Ava Gardner - Betty Williams Gibson
- Huntz Hall - Glimpy Williams
- Rick Vallin - Jack
- Wheeler Oakman - Tony
- Billy Benedict - Benny
- Bobby Stone - Rocky/Dave
- Kay Marvis Gorcey - Bridesmaid
- East Side Kids
- Robert E. Hill - Minister
- Frank Moran - Monk
- Director(s):
- William Beaudine
- Writer(s):
- Kenneth Higgins
- Producer(s):
- Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz
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