#Spooks Run Wild (1941)

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On October 24, 1941, Spooks Run Wild debuted in the United States.

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Dread by the Decade: Spooks Run Wild

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★½

Plot: A group of misbehaving teenagers are shipped off to summer camp, where they encounter a murderer.

Review: Juvenile with a shallow plot and disengaged Lugosi, this film is the worst thing a comedy can be: unfunny.

Year: 1941 Genre: Horror Comedy, Mystery Country: United States Language: English Runtime: 1 hour 5 minutes

Director: Phil Rosen Writers: Carl Foreman, Charles R. Marion Cinematographer: Marcel Le Picard Editor: Robert Golden Composers: Johnny Lange, Lew Porter Cast: Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Ernest Morrison, David Gorcey, Bela Lugosi, Dave O'Brien, Dorothy Short, Dennis Moore

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Story: 2/5 - A barely fleshed-out murder mystery, this lacked the humor and charm needed to carry it.

Performances: 2/5 - Some of the East Side Boys have decent timing, but many of the stars are just awkward. Lugosi seems annoyed to even be there.

Cinematography: 1.5/5 - Nothing to write home about.

Editing: 2.5/5 - Coherent enough.

Music: 2/5

Effects & Props: 1.5/5 - Remarkably cheap.

Sets: 2/5 - Limited and phony.

Costumes, Hair, & Make-Up: 3/5

Trigger Warnings:

Very mild violence

Brief ableism

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SPOOKS RUN WILD Bela Lugosi comedy horror - free on Crackle, Hoopla, Plex, Tubi and YouTube

Spooks Run Wild is a 1941 American comedy horror film in which the East Side Kids become stranded in a small rural town and hear about a “monster killer” roaming the countryside. At night, they sneak out. Peewee is shot by a grave-digger, and they are forced to seek aid at an old mansion. The movie was directed by Phil Rosen, in his first and only outing in the East Side Kids series, and produced…

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Bela Lugosi and the Bowery Boys!

MILLION DOLLAR KID (1944), BLACK DRAGONS (1942), CLANCY STREET BOYS (1943), SPOT LIGHT SCANDELS (1943) -how'd that get in there?- VOODOO MAN (1944), the INVISIBLE GHOST (1941), FOLLOW THE LEADER (1944), GHOSTS ON THE LOOSE (1943), KID DYNAMITE (1943), ZIS BAM BAH (1941)- Huh?, BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT (1942), and SPOOKS RUN WILD (1941)

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Bela Lugosi and Angelo Rossitto- SPOOKS RUN WILD (1941)

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TCM October 2024 - Week Two.

TCM Wednesday, October 9th. (Starting at 7 PM Central).

Bela Lugosi:

Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Zombies On Broadway (1945)

You'll Find Out (1940)

East Side Kids - Spooks Run Wild (1941)

Ghosts On The Loose (1943)

The Death Kiss (1933)

Scared To Death (1947)

The Gorilla (1939)

Thursday, October 10th (Starting at 7 PM Central)

Creepy Cinema:

Rear Window (1954)

Sisters (1973)

Poltergeist (1982)

The Haunting (1963)

Spirits Of The Dead (1969)

Carnival Of Souls (1962)

And a pair of horror films Sunday Morning, starting at 5:15 AM Central.

Chamber Of Horrors (1966)

Two On A Guillotine (1965)

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Comedy Horror Movie - Spooks Run Wild (1941) - Bela Lugosi from I AM STREAMING on Vimeo.

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Spooks Run Wild (1941) / Horror comedy film / Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall

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Spooks Run Wild

Phil Rosen USA, 1941

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Dread by the Decade: 1940s Horror (Pt. II)

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The Stranger on the Third Floor (1940 | USA): a reporter fears he helped an innocent get sentenced to death. ★★★½

The Black Cat (1940 | USA): a wealthy woman's heirs are stalked by a killer. ★★

The Devil Commands (1940 | USA): a scientist tries to speak to his dead wife's ghost. ★★½

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1940 | USA): a kind doctor transforms into his darker side. ★★½

Horror Island (1941 | USA): a strange group search for buried treasure. ★½

Man-Made Monster (1941 | USA): scientists subject a man to electrical shocks. ★½

The Monster and the Girl (1941 | USA): a man's brain is transplanted into a gorilla. ½

The Tell-Tale Heart (1941 | USA): a murderer is haunted by guilt. ★★½

The Wolf Man (1941 | USA): a nobleman is cursed to become a werewolf. ★★★

Spooks Run Wild (1941 | USA): teenage hooligans encounter a possible murderer. ★½

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INVISIBLE GHOST Bela Lugosi - reviews and free online

Invisible Ghost is a 1941 horror film in which a town’s leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him. The movie was directed by Joseph H. Lewis (The Mad Doctor of Market Street) from a story and screenplay by Helen and Alan Martin (Invasion of the Saucer Men; The Eye Creatures). Sam Katzman (Spooks Run Wild; The Corpse Vanishes; Bowery at Midnight) produced. The Sam…

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Bela Lugosi and Sammy Morrison- SPOOKS RUN WILD (1941)

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Bela Lugosi and Angelo Rossitto- SPOOKS RUN WILD (1941)