Fight That Ghost
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| Fight That Ghost | |
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| File:Fight That Ghost 1946 Movie Poster.jpg | |
| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
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| Distributed by | Toddy Pictures Company |
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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]
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]
Plot
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Cast
[edit | edit source]- Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham as Pigmeat [Markham]
- John "Rastus" Murray as Shorty
- Percy Verwayne as Moneybags Jim
- David Bethea as Mr. Cook
- Alberta Pryne as Sweet Sue[6]
- Bill Dillard as Jim Brown[4]
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Gevinson, Alan. Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. United Kingdom, University of California Press, 1997.
- Richards, Larry. African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. United States: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 1998.
- Watkins, Mel. On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy. United States, Chicago Review Press, 1999.
References
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External links
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