Beware Spooks!

Beware Spooks!
Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Written by	Richard Flournoy (play) Albert Duffy Brian Marlow
Produced by	Robert Sparks
Starring	Joe E. Brown Mary Carlisle Clarence Kolb
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	James Sweeney
Music by	Morris Stoloff
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 24, 1939 (1939-10-24)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Beware Spooks! is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Joe E. Brown, Mary Carlisle and Clarence Kolb. ^[1]

Plot

Rookie cop Roy L. Gifford is kicked off the force after he accidentally assists a bank robbery and then lets a killer escape. Attempting to restore his reputation, he tracks down the criminals to a haunted fun house where, with his wife's assistance, he tries to bring the murderer to justice.

Cast

• Joe E. Brown as Roy L. Gifford
• Mary Carlisle as Betty Lou Winters Gifford
• Clarence Kolb as Commissioner Lester Lewis
• Marc Lawrence as Slick Eastman
• Don Beddoe as Nick Bruno
• George J. Lewis as Danny Emmett
• Howard Hickman as Judge Roth
• Eddie Laughton as Dr. Johnson
• Frank M. Thomas as Capt. Wood
• Iris Meredith as Babe, Spook House Ticket Seller
• Ethelreda Leopold as Pretty Girl
• Ralph Dunn as Police Sergeant
• Robert Sterling as Bellboy
• Byron Foulger as Bank Cashier
• Walter Sande as Policeman
• Robert B. Williams as Policeman

References

1. Gehring p.100

Bibliography

• Gehring, Wes D. Joe E. Brown: Film Comedian and Baseball Buffoon. McFarland, 2014.

External links

• Beware Spooks! at IMDb