Spook Busters (1946): Cast
Spook Busters is a 1946 comedy horror film directed by William Beaudine, starring Huntz Hall as Sach, Bobby Jordan and William Benedict. It runs 1 hour 8 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 8m (68 min)
- Director
- William Beaudine
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Monogram Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Spook Busters About?
The premise of Spook Busters without spoilers.
The Bowery Boys—Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey and Chuck—launch an exterminating service and take a night‑time job at a creepy, abandoned mansion. While meeting their friend Gabe and his French bride, they are haunted by eccentric mad scientists who try to convince them the house is supernatural, then abduct Sach with a scheme to transplant his brain into a gorilla.
Spook Busters Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- diploma
- jalopy
- stethoscope
- magnifying glass
- pickaxe
- hooting owl
- iron gate
- ladder
- cemetery
- mansion
- candelabra
- hit over the head with a hat
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- lighting a match
- scramble for the door
- closed circuit tv surveilance
- illiteracy
- writing on a mirror
- levitating rope
- wig
- fun house mirror
- hatchet
- hatchet in head wig
- vanishing cabinet
- pulling a rabbit from a hat
- reference to bugs bunny
- false tombstone
- secret entrance
- hatchet throwing
- screaming woman
- french bride
- reference to sergei rachmaninoff
- war bride
- revolving wall
- trapdoor
- gorilla
- held at gunpoint
- abduction
- damsel in distress
- punched in the face
- disguised as a doctor
- shot to death
- breaking through a ceiling
- breaking through a floor
- digging a hole
- ghost hunter
- scientist
- bowery boys
- ghost hunters
- mad scientist
- spook
Spook Busters Cast & Characters
Huntz Hall leads the cast as Sach, with Bobby Jordan as Bobby and William Benedict as Whitey (as Billy Benedict). Directed by William Beaudine; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director William Beaudine
- Huntz Hall as Sach
- Bobby Jordan as Bobby
- William Benedict as Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
- David Gorcey as Chuck
Also Starring in Spook Busters
· 12 more- Gabriel Dell Gabe 'Gabie' Moreno
- Charles Middleton Mr. Stiles
- Chester Clute Brown
- Douglass Dumbrille Dr. Coslow
- Richard Alexander Ivan
- Leo Gorcey Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Vera Lewis Mrs. Grimm
- Maurice Cass Dr. Bender
- Bernard Gorcey Louis Xavier 'Louie' Dumbrowski
- Art Miles Herman the Gorilla (as Arthur Miles)
- Tanis Chandler Mignon
- Charles Millsfield Dean Pettyboff
More from William Beaudine
More films directed by William Beaudine: Fury of the Dragon, The Green Hornet, The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show and Billy the Kid Versus Dracula.
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Spook Busters FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Spook Busters, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Spook Busters?
Spook Busters runs 1 hour 8 minutes (68 minutes).
When was Spook Busters released?
Spook Busters was released on August 24, 1946.
Who directed Spook Busters?
Spook Busters was directed by William Beaudine.
More films by William Beaudine Who is in the cast of Spook Busters?
Spook Busters stars Huntz Hall as Sach, Bobby Jordan as Bobby and William Benedict as Whitey (as Billy Benedict), among 16 credited actors.
Does Spook Busters have a post-credit scene?
No. Spook Busters has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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