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A human foghorn chases a crook through a haunted house. What could go wrong?
TMDB
85
IMDb
60

Beware Spooks! (1939)

slapstick chaosvintage spookhouseear-splitting screams

Overview

Comedy

A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.

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police officerbank robberconey island

Standout Aspects

Acting

Joe E. Brown's mouth is practically its own character.

Production

Genuine 1939 Coney Island location shots are haunting in retrospect.

Best for:Solo: Perfect 65-minute palate cleanser between 'serious' films.·Friends: Mystery Science Theater energy without the robots.·Background: You can look away and still hear every joke.
Edward Sedgwick

Director

Edward Sedgwick

ReleasedOct 24, 1939
Runtime1h 5m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Columbia Pictures

Top Cast

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Roy L. Gifford

Mary Carlisle

Mary Carlisle

Betty Lou Gifford

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Lester Lewis

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Slick Eastman

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Nick Bruno

George J. Lewis

George J. Lewis

Danny Emmett

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Bank cashier (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Moore (uncredited)

Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

Bellboy (uncredited)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Joe E. Brown's famous wide-mouthed yell was so distinctive that Warner Bros. insured his oral cavity for $100,000 with Lloyd's of London.

Cultural

This was one of the last films shot at the original Luna Park before it burned down in 1944, making these ghost train sequences accidentally archival.

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