The Living Ghost (1942)
1h 1m | PG-13
A detective investigating kidnapping case discovers the victim, who may be a zombie.
Director: William Beaudine
Studio: Monogram Pictures
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Video: 720p
Cast
James Dunn
as Nick Trayne
Joan Woodbury
as Billie Hilton
Paul McVey
as Ed Moline
Vera Gordon
as Sister Lapidus
Norman Willis
as Cedric, the Butler
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Police Lt. 'Pete' Peterson
Reviews
There's something akin to Phil Silvers in James Dunn's performance in this Monogram thriller about a wealthy man who goes missing then returns to his armchair in some sort of trance. Ex-detective Dunn and his sidekick Joan Woodbury try to get to the bottom of it. It's engaging enough, but the quality of the script doesn't support the pacey dialogue anywhere near well enough; and the humour in the quipping dries up pretty quickly leaving us with a pretty routine caper.