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The Ghost Comes Home

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
293
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Billie Burke, Frank Morgan, and John Shelton in The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
ComedyDramaRomance

A missing man returns and learns his wife collected on his life insurance.A missing man returns and learns his wife collected on his life insurance.A missing man returns and learns his wife collected on his life insurance.

  • Director
    • Wilhelm Thiele
  • Writers
    • Richard Maibaum
    • Harry Ruskin
    • Georg Kaiser
  • Stars
    • Frank Morgan
    • Billie Burke
    • Ann Rutherford
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    293
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wilhelm Thiele
    • Writers
      • Richard Maibaum
      • Harry Ruskin
      • Georg Kaiser
    • Stars
      • Frank Morgan
      • Billie Burke
      • Ann Rutherford
    • 15User reviews
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    Top Cast47

    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • Vern Adams
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Cora Adams
    Ann Rutherford
    Ann Rutherford
    • Billie Adams
    John Shelton
    John Shelton
    • Lanny Shea
    Reginald Owen
    Reginald Owen
    • Hemingway
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Mortimer Hopkins, Sr.
    Nat Pendleton
    Nat Pendleton
    • Roscoe
    Frank Albertson
    Frank Albertson
    • Ernest
    Harold Huber
    Harold Huber
    • Tony
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Ambrose Bundy
    Ann Morriss
    Ann Morriss
    • Myra
    Don Castle
    Don Castle
    • 'Spig'
    Tom Rutherford
    Tom Rutherford
    • Mortimer Hopkins, Jr.
    Renie Riano
    Renie Riano
    • Sarah Osborn
    Richard Carle
    Richard Carle
    • John Reed Thomas
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Townsman at Banquet
    • (uncredited)
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Townsman at Banquet
    • (uncredited)
    Buck
    Buck
    • Dog in Pet Shop
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Wilhelm Thiele
    • Writers
      • Richard Maibaum
      • Harry Ruskin
      • Georg Kaiser
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews15

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      A great amount of footage of Pookey the Parrot had to be removed because he imitated the "Cut!" command of director Wilhelm Thiele and often screamed it in the middle of a scene.
    • Goofs
      The entire premise is wrong. He would have to be missing for 7 years to be proclaimed dead. No insurance company would pay without an investigation and after the death certificate is issued.
    • Connections
      Remake of Hurra! Ich lebe! (1928)
    • Soundtracks
      For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Played by a band seeing Vern off
      Reprised by a band welcoming Vern home

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 8, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hooray, I'm Alive
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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