{"id":12038,"date":"2010-08-09T13:46:50","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T20:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12038"},"modified":"2021-01-05T10:34:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T17:34:02","slug":"hold-that-ghost-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12038","title":{"rendered":"Hold That Ghost (1941)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s gonna be a pleasure to take you boys for a ride.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hold-That-Ghost-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hold-That-Ghost-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-61673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hold-That-Ghost-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hold-That-Ghost-Poster-661x1024.png 661w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hold-That-Ghost-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hold-That-Ghost-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hold-That-Ghost-Poster.png 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA pair of bumbling gas station attendants (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello) inherit a house with hidden treasure from a gangster (William Davidson) whose rivals are desperate to find the loot.\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>Abbott and Costello Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Hidden Treasure<\/li>\n<li>Inheritance<\/li>\n<li>Old Dark House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough it&#8217;s lauded by fans as one of their funniest films, this Abbott and Costello comedy is surprisingly dull &#8212; and, despite its title, features nary a ghost. The only real humor comes in the film&#8217;s opening sequence, when A&#038;C are working as high-class waiters and Costello takes his instructions from Abbott so literally (think <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amelia_Bedelia\">Amelia Bedelia<\/a>) that he completely bungles the position. From then on, we&#8217;re meant to laugh as poor Costello &#8212; who nobody believes, naturally &#8212; witnesses candles moving on their own, accidentally converts his bedroom into a casino (again and again) by throwing a jacket over a coat hook, etc.; unfortunately, these scenes are simply tiresome rather than amusing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric sets and lighting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/hold-that-ghost-hallway.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/hold-that-ghost-hallway.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12040\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/hold-that-ghost-lighting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/hold-that-ghost-lighting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12041\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/hold-that-ghost-stairway.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/hold-that-ghost-stairway.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12042\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo &#8212; though Abbott and Costello fans will certainly consider it essential viewing. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0033723\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1941\/08\/08\/archives\/at-the-capitol.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/holdthatghost.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/hold-that-ghost-1941.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1750&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2015\/09\/27\/hold-that-ghost-1941\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s gonna be a pleasure to take you boys for a ride.&#8221; Synopsis: A pair of bumbling gas station attendants (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello) inherit a house with hidden treasure from a gangster (William Davidson) whose rivals are desperate to find the loot. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Abbott and Costello Films Comedy Hidden Treasure Inheritance Old Dark House Review: Although it&#8217;s lauded by fans as one of their funniest films, this Abbott and Costello comedy is surprisingly dull&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12038\"> 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-12038","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\/12038","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=12038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61675,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12038\/revisions\/61675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}