Hold That Ghost

Chuck Murray and Ferdinand Jones work at a service station, where a gangster on the run named Moose Matson crosses their path. After he dies in their presence, the two men learn they have been left his property, and they set off to claim it. Their journey is interrupted when they and several strangers are stranded in a spooky old house, which holds both hidden money and other people determined to get their hands on it.

The film is a comedy-horror entry from Universal Pictures, directed by Arthur Lubin as his third feature and the first of four he made in 1941. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello lead the cast as Chuck and Ferdinand, with Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Mischa Auer and Evelyn Ankers among the supporting players. It runs 86 minutes and carries 48 credited cast members.

Where critics and audiences land is close: the film holds a 6.7 out of 10 critics' rating based on six reviews, while on TMDB it sits at 6.8 out of 10 from 79 votes.