An heiress seems to be cursed as each of her intended grooms meets with a horrible end.An heiress seems to be cursed as each of her intended grooms meets with a horrible end.An heiress seems to be cursed as each of her intended grooms meets with a horrible end.
Arthur Aylesworth
- Justice of the Peace
- (as Arthur Aylsworth)
Frank Hagney
- Ryan
- (scenes deleted)
Chester Clute
- Homely Woman's Husband
- (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
- Process Server
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWillie Best was given on-screen credit in the original theatrical trailer. On the film, his name does not appear in the opening credits despite his prominent role in the film (although he is properly included in the cast list at the end, billed eighth).
- GoofsObvious stunt double when Lucky is escaping his room.
- Quotes
Clarence: Boss, if you hear something whizzing by you, it'll be me.
Alexander "Lucky" Downing: Why, Clarence, don't tell me you're afraid.
Clarence: I ain't afraid, but my feets ain't gonna stand around and see my body abused.
- SoundtracksBridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
(1850) (uncredited)
from "Lohengrin"
Written by Richard Wagner
Hummed by Wayne Morris
Played on piano by Lee Patrick at the wedding
Featured review
Dandy comedy-thriller. Swift, spine-tingling fun.
Among all the Hollywood studios of the '30s and '40s, Warner Bros. excelled at churning out slick, swift, polished 'B' comedy-thrillers (see the 4 Nancy Drew treats for further evidence). "The Smiling Ghost" is a perfect example of this genre. This nifty, nutty 1941 charmer packs more entertainment value into 71 minutes than most of today's films do in 2-hours-plus. The ever-gorgeous Alexis Smith plays a wealthy heiress whose fiances have always met with ghastly fates before the nuptuals. In a plot to unravel the killer's identity, poor Wayne Morris is duped into impersonating her new betrothed. All the standard ingredients are hauled out and refreshened--a gloomy dark mansion, secret passageways, sliding panels, and, as the title promises, the genuinely eerie apparition of a "smiling ghost." Done to a turn by an engaging cast, one wonders why the handsome, appealing and wryly comic Wayne Morris never achieved full-fledged stardom, and why did it take another 30 years for the dazzling Alexis Smith to be duly celebrated (on Broadway in 1971's "Follies")?
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- sdiner82
- Jul 27, 2001
Details
- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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