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63% Critic Match
Haunted Spooks
“Bar none, the greatest two reel Comedy ever made!”
6.3 / 10• 1920• 25m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.
Cast & Crew
Harold Lloyd
The Boy
Lead
Mildred Davis
The Girl
Wally Howe
The Uncle
Sammy Brooks
Short Butler (uncredited)
William Gillespie
The Lawyer (uncredited)
Mark Jones
Kitchen Staff Member (uncredited)
Dee Lampton
Fat Butler (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Bearded Man in Car (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hal Roach's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Haunted Spooks is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
