United States / Mar 08, 1940
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nat Pendleton | Roscoe |
| Frank Albertson | Ernest |
| Harold Huber | Tony |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Ambrose Bundy |
| Ann Morriss | Myra |
| Tom Rutherford | Mortimer Hopkins, Jr. |
| Renie Riano | Sarah Osborn |
| Richard Carle | John Reed Thomas |
| King Baggot | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) |
| William A. Boardway | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Buck | Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited) |
| Maurice Costello | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Jules Cowles | Townsman on Street (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| George Golden | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Eddie Hall | Pipe-Smoking Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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| Charles Halton | Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited) |
| Mahlon Hamilton | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Frank Jaquet | The Mayor (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Kaaren | Nightclub Flower Girl (uncredited) |
| Edward Kilroy | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Claude King | Chester B. Morlick - Thomas' Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Horace McMahon | Dave - the Nightclub Manager (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | Myra's Gangster Friend at Bar (uncredited) |
| Richard Neill | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) |
| William Newell | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| Wedgwood Nowell | Passerby Pointing Out Steamship Line (uncredited) |
| Thomas Pogue | Man at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Loretta Russell | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| J. Lewis Smith | Lefty (uncredited) |
| Ben Taggart | Tim Leary (uncredited) |
| Terry | Dog in Pet Shop (uncredited) |
| Bess Wade | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Bobby Watson | Waldo (uncredited) |
| Max Linder | Club Patron (uncredited) |
Genres
RomanceComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Ghost Comes Home |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 8 marzo 1940 |
| Production | Albert E. Levoy |
| Writer | Richard Maibaum, Harry Ruskin, Georg Kaiser, Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Editing | William H. Terhune |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Assistant directors | Wilhelm Thiele |
| Camera operators | Leonard Smith |
| Additional photography | Leonard Smith |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | David Snell |
| Sound | David Snell |
Release dates
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