Fight That Ghost

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Fight That Ghost
Directed by Sam Newfield
Starring
Distributed by Toddy Pictures Company
Release date
  • 1946 (1946)

Fight That Ghost is a 1946 feature horror comedy film. It is considered one of the earliest horror films with an all Black cast. [1] It was directed by Sam Newfield. [2] It was a Toddy Pictures Company release. [3] Bill Dillard portrayed Jim Brown in the film. [4] The film includes the songs "Take me" by Porter Grainger as well as "Hard Luck Blues" and "A Brown Skin Gal is the Best Gal After All" by John Murray. [4]

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It was one of several films Newfield directed for Toddy including Harlem on the Prairie , Mantan Messes Up , and House-Rent Party . [3] Photo stills for the film exist. [5]

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References

  1. Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2 September 2009). The A to Z of African American Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-7034-5 . Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. "Fight That Ghost (1946)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The Films of Sam Newfield". dukefilmography.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "FIGHT THAT GHOST". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  5. "FIGHT THAT GHOST (1946) Set of 12 photos". WalterFilm.
  6. "Fight That Ghost". Turner Classic Movies.