The Ghost Breaker (play)
The Ghost Breaker is a 1909 haunted house farcical play written by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard,[1] it was adapted into a 1940 film starring Bob Hope called The Ghost Breakers.[2][3]
| The Ghost Breaker | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Paul Dickey Charles W. Goddard |
| Date premiered | 1909 |
| Place premiered | United States |
| Genre | Comedy, farce |
It had also been adapted in a 1914 film, The Ghost Breaker (1914 film) and a 1922 film, The Ghost Breaker (1922 film). It later was the basis of the 1953 Martin and Lewis movie Scared Stiff and was also an inspiration for the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
The play was also adapted in a 1915 book of the same name.[4]
References
- The New York Times
- Miller, John M. "The Ghost Breakers". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- The New York Times
- Google Books
External links
Media related to The Ghost Breaker (play) at Wikimedia Commons
The Ghost Breaker public domain audiobook at LibriVox (from the novel)
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