The Smiling Ghost (1941)
- Directed by
- Lewis Seiler
- Genre
- film noir, comedy horror, mystery film, ghost film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman's fiances keep dying in strange accidents, leading to rumors she's haunted. Her grandmother hires an unemployed engineer to pretend to be her next fiance to catch the supposed ghost.
lightheartedwhimsicalcomedicmildly spookyplayfulmysteriousromanticfast-paced
What happens
The Smiling Ghost is a 1941 American horror comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith, and Alan Hale. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. In the film, a woman has lost three fiancés to mysterious accidents. The press has circulated rumors that she is haunted by the so-called “Smiling Ghost”. Her grandmother decides to hire an unemployed engineer to pose as the woman's fourth fiancé. The man is soon targeted by the supposed ghost, but suspects that a vengeful former fiancé is behind the attacks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Hold That Ghost (1941)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.