Whatever Became Of...? Fourth Series (The Story of What Has Happened to Famous Personalities of Yesteryear)
HOLD THAT GHOST (1941)
Film Pick of the Day
Friday, September 4, 2026
Chuck Murray (Bud Abbott) & Ferdy Jones (Lou Costello) are working as waiters in a nightclub, but quickly lose their jobs and go back to working at a service station. While serving a customer, gangster 'Moose' Matson, they end up in the back seat of his car when the police arrive and give chase. 'Moose' is killed by the police, but he leaves a will bequeathing an old country inn to whomever was with him when he died, so of course Ferdy and Chuck inherit.Unknown to them, though, members of Matson's gang are looking for his stolen loot, which 'Moose' always insisted was "in his head." The boys are taken to the inn by Charlie Smith (Marc Lawrence), one of the gangsters, in a private bus. The bus driver strands the boys, along with other passengers Dr. Jackson, Norma Lind and Camille Brewster (Joan Davis). Charlie disappears, and while searching for him, the rest discover that the inn was once a speakeasy and gambling den, cleverly disquised in the event of raids. Bodies keep appearing and disappearing, and Lou is bedeviled by disappearing gambling tables, while the gangsters search for the missing loot.
Shemp Howard has a brief role as a frustrated soda jerk in the second reel.
Details
Average Rating:   [ 8.86/10 ] 7 votes |
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| Featuring | Shemp Howard (Solo) |
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| Release Date | Thursday, August 7, 1941 |
| Studio | Universal |
| Production Type | Feature Film |
| Duration | 86 min. |
