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Lucky Ghost
An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of old-time black life (chicken thievin', gamblin', runnin' from ghosteses) for laughs -- sort of like the BET of its day. Mantan and Miller win a house-cum-casino in a craps game, only to discover that the deceased former owners aren't too pleased that their old home is being used for "jitterbugging, jiving, and hullaballooing". I hate hullaballooing. The ghosts decide to scare everyone off by opening doors and windows, pulling out chairs, even playing the drums.
Lucky Ghost
February 10, 1942
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Cast (25)
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Mantan Moreland
Washington
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F.E. Miller
Jefferson
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Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Blake
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Arthur Ray
Blackstone
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Florence O'Brien
Hostess
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Harold Garrison
Brown
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Jessie Cryer
Dawson
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Napoleon Whiting
Chauffer
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Jess Lee Brooks
Door Man
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Ida Coffin
Hat Check Girl
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Nathan Curry
Farmer
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Millie Monroe
First Waitress
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Louise Franklin
Second Waitress (as Louise Franklyn)
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Lucille Battle
Third Waitress
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Avanelle Harris
Fourth Waitress (as Aranelle Harris)
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Monte Hawley
Masher (as Monty Hawley)
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Vernon McCalla
First Man Guest (as Vernon McCella)
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Harry Levette
First Man Diner (as Harry Lavette)
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Henry Hastings
Uncle Ezra's Ghost
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Florence Field
Mrs. Ezra's Ghost
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John Lester Johnson
First Ghost
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Edward Thompson
Second Ghost (as Eddie Thompson)
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Lester Christmas
Third Ghost (as Leonard Christmas)
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Reginald Fenderson
Dealer (as Reggie Finderson)
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Lorenzo Flennoy
Himself
Crew (7)
Directing
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William Beaudine
Director
Writing
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Lex Neal
Writer
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Vernon Smith
Writer
Production
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Jed Buell
Producer
Sound
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Eugene C. Stone
Art Direction
Camera
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Robert E. Cline
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
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Robert O. Crandall
Editor