Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1943
Running Times: 65 mins 67 mins
Format: black and white 35mm
Ratio: 1.37:1
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Banner Productions / Monogram Pictures Corporation
Producer: Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz
Associate Producer: Barney Sarecky

SCRIPT
Script: Kenneth Higgins

DIRECTION
Director: William Beaudine

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Mack Stengler

EDITING
Editor: Carl Pierson

MUSIC
Musical Director: Edward J. Kay
Song: R. Mellish (Drink To Me Only WithThine Eyes)
Lyrics: Ben Jonson (Poem To Celia)
Song Performed By: The East Side Kids

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Dave Milton
Set Director: David Milton

CAST
Leo Gorcey (Muggs McGinnis)
Huntz Hall (Glimpy Williams)
Bobby Jordan (Danny)
Bela Lugosi (Emil)
Ava Gardner (Betty Williams Gibson)
Rick Vallin (Jack Gibson)
Ernest Morrison (Scruno)
William 'Billy' Benedict (Skinny Benny)
Stanley Clements (Stash)
Bobby Stone (Rocky)
Minerva Urecal (Hilda)
Wheeler Oakman (Tony)
Peter Seal (Bruno)
Frank Moran (Monk)
Jack Mulhall (Lieutenant Brady)
Bill Bates (Dave, the sleepy one)
Tom Herbert
Robert F. Hill (minister - uncredited)
Kay Marvis (bridesmaid - uncredited)
Blanche Payson (Mrs 'Ma' Williams - uncredited)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Monogram Pictures Corporation
Video Distributor: LS Video; Liberty Home Video; Sinister Cinema; Unknown Video; Video Yesteryear
Laserdisc Distributor: Roan Group

1943
June
29: USA - theatrical release

1953
April
14: USA - television broadcast (on WPIX)

1985
May
25: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 4)

1997
December
26: UK - television broadcast (on ITV Carlton)

1998
December
16: UK - television broadcast (on ITV Carlton)

Ghosts in the Night - UK title
The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi

MAGAZINES

Kinematograph Weekly no.1901 (23 September 1943)

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.10 no.118 (October 1943) p.112

Motion Picture Herald vol.151 no.12 (19 June 1943) p.1374

Today's Cinema vol.61 no.4933 (22 September 1943)

Today's Cinema vol.73 no.5823 (1 July 1949) p.11

TV Times 25 - 31 May 1985 p.45
credits, review

BOOKS

Horror and Science Fiction Films II p.153
credits

Poverty Row Horrors!
article (by Tom Weaver)

Reference Guide to Fantastic Films II p.162
credits