{"id":11957,"date":"2010-08-08T20:34:09","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T03:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11957"},"modified":"2021-01-19T18:30:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T01:30:20","slug":"ghost-catchers-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11957","title":{"rendered":"Ghost Catchers (1944)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If you should hear noises, ignore them &#8212; they&#8217;re nothing, nothing at all!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ghost-Catchers-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ghost-Catchers-Poster-300x234.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ghost-Catchers-Poster-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ghost-Catchers-Poster-1024x799.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ghost-Catchers-Poster-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ghost-Catchers-Poster-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ghost-Catchers-Poster-346x270.png 346w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Ghost-Catchers-Poster.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nNightclub performers Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson try to unravel the mystery of a haunted house being rented by a southern colonel (Walter Catlett) and his two musical daughters (Gloria Jean and Martha O&#8217;Driscoll), who are due to make their debut at Carnegie Hall that night.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Ghosts<\/li>\n<li>Lon Chaney, Jr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Old Dark House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nOle Olsen and Chic Johnson&#8217;s follow-up to <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11967\"><em>Hellzapoppin&#8217;<\/em> (1941)<\/a> was this &#8220;comedic thriller&#8221; clearly meant to capitalize on both the popularity of the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5923\"><em>Topper<\/em><\/a> trilogy and Abbott and Costello&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12038\"><em>Hold That Ghost<\/em> (1941)<\/a>, which is openly referenced in the film. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s barely enough of Chic and Ole&#8217;s trademark zany antics to make this one worth sitting through, given that the surrounding plot is both nonsensical and insipid, and the song and dance sequences interspersed throughout are instantly forgettable. Lon Chaney, Jr. and Andy Devine make brief cameos in animal costumes (don&#8217;t ask), but aren&#8217;t given nearly enough to do. With that said, fans on IMDb insist that this film is &#8220;side-splitting&#8221; and that it&#8217;s Olsen and Johnson&#8217;s &#8220;funniest film&#8221;, so perhaps I&#8217;m missing something &#8212; you&#8217;ll have to decide for yourself. Meanwhile, I suggest sticking with <em>Hellzapoppin&#8217;<\/em> as Chic and Ole&#8217;s one true must-see film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Occasional snippets of truly bizarre lunacy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ghost-catchers-old-man.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ghost-catchers-old-man.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12014\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effectively atmospheric cinematography during several scary sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ghost-catchers-lighting2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ghost-catchers-lighting2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11962\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ghost-catchers-lighting3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ghost-catchers-lighting3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11963\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo &#8212; unless you&#8217;re a diehard Olsen and Johnson fan. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0036861\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1944\/05\/31\/archives\/at-loews-criterion.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2015\/04\/21\/ghost-catchers-1944\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you should hear noises, ignore them &#8212; they&#8217;re nothing, nothing at all!&#8221; Synopsis: Nightclub performers Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson try to unravel the mystery of a haunted house being rented by a southern colonel (Walter Catlett) and his two musical daughters (Gloria Jean and Martha O&#8217;Driscoll), who are due to make their debut at Carnegie Hall that night. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Comedy Ghosts Lon Chaney, Jr. Films Old Dark House Review: Ole Olsen and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11957\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64543,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11957\/revisions\/64543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}