The Smiling Ghost

Year: 1941

Runtime: 71 mins

Language: English

Director: Lewis Seiler

ComedyHorrorMystery

It blends eerie and cheery tones as Elinor Bentley Fairchild, whose last three fiancés have died or been maimed, seeks to break the curse. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month, but Lucky soon becomes the target of what appears to be the ghost of one of the former suitors.

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