USA, 1945
87m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono (Western Electric Recording), English
An American fantasy film directed by Charles Lamont.
Plot Summary
A vaudeville performer comes back from the dead to protect his wife and daughter from a greedy banker.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Charles Lamont
Copyright MCMXLV [1945] by Universal Pictures Company, Inc.
Universal presents
Produced by: Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano
Original Screenplay Written by: Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano
Director of Photography: Charles Van Enger
Film Editor: Fred R. Feitshans Jr
Musical Score and Direction: H.J. Salter [real name: Hans J. Salter]
Director of Sound: Bernard R. Brown
[Sound] Technician: Charles Carroll
Gowns: Vera West
Special Photography by: John P. Fulton
Art Direction: John B. Goodman, Richard H. Riedel
Cast
Jack Oakie (Steve ‘Slim’ Gogarty)
Peggy Ryan (Sheila Gogarty)
June Vincent (Libby Cawthorne Gogarty)
Gene Lockhart (Jasper Cawthorne)
Johnny Coy (Martin Wilde Jr)
Andy Devine (Martin Wilde Sr)
Arthur Treacher (Masters)
Irene Ryan (Bilson)
Buster Keaton (L.M.)
Victoria Horne (Patience)
Edith Barrett (Abigail)
Alternative Titles
¡Ahí va el espíritu! – Spain
O Céu Também Dá Férias – Portugal
Espíritu triunfador – Mexico
L’esprit fait du swing – France
Um Farrista do Além – Brazil
Henki vaelluksella – Finland
Himlen tur och retur – Sweden
Meravigliosa illusione – Italy
References
Periodicals
- Kine Weekly no.2003 (6 September 1945)
- Motion Picture Herald vol.159 no.8 (26 May 1945)
- New York Motion Picture Critics Reviews vol.2 no.19 (11 June 1945) pp.338-340 – credits, review
- Today’s Cinema vol.65 no.5235 (5 September 1945)
Books
- Ghosts and Angels in Hollywood Films by James Robert Parish pp.327-329 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.485
