Back home

The Live Ghost

37 votes

Producing House

Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first, the boys end up getting themselves shanghaied, and the crew vow revenge.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1934-12-08

Runtime: 21 mins

Director: Charley Rogers

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: The Live Ghost

Production Companies: Hal Roach Studios

Production Countries: United States of America

Reviews

t

talisencrw
Another fine short from the boys at their peak, this time stuck between a rock and a hard place, trying their best to avoid both an awful boss and a vindictive crew that they tricked into becoming fellow sailors. A fine supporting crew make this required viewing for comedy buffs of the period.
2016-06-28

Recommendations

Street Angel
0

Street Angel

2009-02-20

When Doctor Pangea, "the world's deadliest geologist", escapes from prison with plans to destroy Ear

Passenger
0

Passenger

2017-11-05

A traffic light. A red signal. A masked guy jumps into the car of a young man. He points a pistol at

Good Cop, Baby Cop
3

Good Cop, Baby Cop

2007-06-30

A man is who has shot people is being beat up by a baby cop named Angel

Between Heaven and Earth
4.4

Between Heaven and Earth

1959-11-09

In the blasting heat of a Friday afternoon in Cairo, a group of people – among them a movie star, a

The Kid
4.1

The Kid

1921-01-21

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a chan

Socarrat
1.9

Socarrat

2009-05-29

We all have secrets. We all have family. We all search for happiness. What if we share our secrets a

Making of a Motherer
0

Making of a Motherer

2021-10-11

Mockumentary in which Catherine's family and friends reveal how they lost her to motherhood. However

Sanjuro
4

Sanjuro

1962-01-01

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull

Harvey
3.8

Harvey

1950-12-04

The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit

Flow
3.9

Flow

2017-06-16

Two female soldiers in a divided United Kingdom settle a score.

Youssou & Malek
4.5

Youssou & Malek

2022-10-20

On a sprawling urban suburbia during a sweltering summer, two young boys in love are at an impasse.

Your Mother and I
2.5

Your Mother and I

2016-09-14

Johnna's dad changed the world. Or so he says. Whilst Johnna and her dad are talking, they can't see

W-A-L-K
0

W-A-L-K

2015-01-13

During a lazy Montreal summer day, preteen Clara decides to master the art of walking in high-heel s

Hairpin
0

Hairpin

2011-05-29

Two corporate middle managers wage war over their shared desk space using office stationary. As thei

The Elevator
2.5

The Elevator

2010-01-26

A man learns the drawbacks of using the elevator

The Court Jester
3.5

The Court Jester

2024-01-19

Unfolding during a 2004 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, fitness trainer Richard Simmons makes a

Down by Law
3.6

Down by Law

1986-09-20

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Singapore Sling
3.2

Singapore Sling

1990-12-06

Singapore Sling is chasing after Laura, a romantic memory from his past. One night he finds himself

Bringing Up Baby
3.8

Bringing Up Baby

1938-02-18

David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strang

The Great Dictator
4.1

The Great Dictator

1940-10-15

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecu