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55% Critic Match
Spook Busters
“SHUDDERIFIC!”
5.5 / 10• 1946• 1h 8m•NR• English
ComedyHorror
Storyline
The Bowery Boys--Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey & Chuck--start their own exterminating service, and get a job which takes them to a spooky old abandoned mansion in the middle of the night. Meeting up with pal Gabe and his new French bride, the boys are tormented by mad scientists who try to convince them the place is haunted and then kidnap Sach in order to place his brain inside a gorilla.
Cast & Crew
Leo Gorcey
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Lead
Huntz Hall
Sach
Douglass Dumbrille
Dr. Coslow
Bobby Jordan
Bobby
Gabriel Dell
Gabe 'Gabie' Moreno
William Benedict
Whitey (as Billy Benedict)
David Gorcey
Chuck
Tanis Chandler
Mignon
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Beaudine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Spook Busters is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
