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Beware Spooks!
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Wikipedia article
'Beware Spooks!' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Joe E. Brown, Mary Carlisle and Clarence Kolb.Gehring p.100
Synopsis
Rookie cop Roy L. Gifford is kicked off the force after he accidentally assists a bank robbery and then lets a killer escape. Attempting to restore his reputation he tracks down the criminals to a haunted fun house where, with his wife's assistance, he tries to bring the murderer to justice.
Cast
* Joe E. Brown as Roy L. Gifford
* Mary Carlisle as Betty Lou Winters Gifford
* Clarence Kolb as Commissioner Lester Lewis
* Marc Lawrence as Slick Eastman
* Don Beddoe as Nick Bruno
* George J. Lewis as Danny Emmett
* Howard Hickman as Judge Roth
* Eddie Laughton as Dr. Johnson
* Frank M. Thomas as Capt. Wood
* Iris Meredith as Babe, Spook House Ticket Seller
* Ethelreda Leopold as Pretty Girl
* Ralph Dunn as Police Sergeant
* Robert Sterling as Bellboy
* Byron Foulger as Bank Cashier
* Walter Sande as Policeman
* Robert B. Williams as Policeman
References
Bibliography
* Gehring, Wes D. 'Joe E. Brown: Film Comedian and Baseball Buffoon'. McFarland, 2014.
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