1957 Allied Artists
Spook Chasers is a 1957 horror comedy film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys and Robert Shayne. The film was released on June 2, 1957 by Allied Artists and is the forty-fifth film in the series.
PLOT:
Café owner Mike Clancy is told by his doctor that he needs to take a rest in the mountains due to his asthma. A crooked real estate agent sells Mike an old house that once belonged to the widow of a gangster. Mike and the Bowery Boys head out to the house, and eventually find a large pile of money hidden inside.
Pretty soon, old friends of the deceased gangster who once owned the house catch wind of the Boys' discovery, and decide to rob the place. To add to this madness, the Bowery Boys find the house to be supposedly inhabited by ghosts.
THE BOWERY BOYS:
Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Stanley Clements as Stanislaus 'Duke' Covelske
David Gorcey as Charles 'Chuck' Anderson
Jimmy Murphy as Myron
Eddie LeRoy as Blinky
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Percy Helton as Mike Clancy
Darlene Fields as Dolly Owens
Peter Mamakos as Snap Sizzolo
PRODUCTION:
The film marks the first appearance of Percy Helton, who plays the shopkeeper, Mike Clancy. It also marks the first appearance of Blinky, played by Eddie LeRoy, as a member of the gang. In addition, David Gorcey now reverts to using his real last name in the onscreen credits.In Looking for Danger two pictures later, Elliott would assume the role of cafe owner Mike Clancy, replacing Bernard Gorcey as sweet-shop owner Louie Dumbrowski.
An opening scene shows the marquee of the Ruby Theater at 105-9 Rivington St. in New York City. The 584-seat theater opened in 1926 and closed in 1940. The site is now a hotel.
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