The Ghost Talks (1949)

Director:

Jules White

Writer:

Felix Adler (story)

Release Date:

3 February 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

The stooges are movers for an express company and on a rainy night are sent to move some junk, including a suit of armor...

Plot Keywords:

Occult | Crossbow | The Three Stooges | Animate Suit Of Armor | Slapstick

Cast

Shemp Howard	...	Shemp (as Shemp)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Arnold	...	Ghost of Peeping Tom (voice)
Kenneth MacDonald	...	Skeleton (voice) (uncredited)
Nancy Saunders	...	Lady Godiva (uncredited)

Directed by
Jules White

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Felix Adler		story & screenplay

Produced by
Jules White	....	producer

Cinematography by
M.A. Anderson

Film Editing by
Edwin H. Bryant		(as Edwin Bryant)

Art Direction by
Charles Clague

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1949) (USA) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems (1958) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

That's the Spirit (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

16 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In order to make Moe's hair stand on end when terrified by the ghosts, a high-powered air compressor was used.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Creeps (1956)

Spooks!

The Ghost Talks (1949) stars Moe, Larry and Shemp. It's about the stooges moving furniture from an old house. They find an old suit of armor that has been haunted for 1000 years. Overall, it's a half-decent stooge short with a weird plot.

Like the other guy said, this is definitely not one of their best shorts. There not much slapstick action but it does have it's moments!