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title: 'The Ghost Breakers (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Marshall'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ghost-breakers-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032520/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ghost Breakers (1940)

1940 · 85 min · United States


## Synopsis

The Ghost Breakers is a 1940 American mystery/horror comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It was adapted by screenwriter Walter DeLeon as the third film version of the 1909 play The Ghost Breaker by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter DeLeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-deleon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ernst Toch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-toch)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Hornblow, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hornblow-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang)
- **Editor:** [Ellsworth Hoagland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellsworth-hoagland)

## Cast

- [Dolores Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-moran)
- [Robert Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ryan)
- [Paulette Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulette-goddard)
- [Douglas Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-kennedy)
- [Pedro de Cordoba](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-de-cordoba)
- [Noble Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/noble-johnson)
- [Bob Hope](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hope)
- [Paul Lukas](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lukas)
- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix)
- [Virginia Brissac](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-brissac)
- [Willie Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-best)
- [James Flavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-flavin)
- [Robert Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-elliott)
- [Richard Carlson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-carlson)
- [Lloyd Corrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-corrigan)

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