Fight That Ghost
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| 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
- 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
- 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
- ^ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (September 2, 2009). The A to Z of African American Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7034-5. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Fight That Ghost (1946)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "The Films of Sam Newfield". dukefilmography.com.
- ^ a b c "FIGHT THAT GHOST". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ "FIGHT THAT GHOST (1946) Set of 12 photos". WalterFilm.
- ^ "Fight That Ghost". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021.
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