The Ghost Walks

69 minCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Ghost Walks is a 1934 American horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer starring John Miljan and June Collyer.

Plot

On a stormy night, a theatrical producer, his secretary, and playwright Prescott Ames are stranded when their car skids off the road and gets stuck. The three take refuge in the nearby home of Dr. Kent, a friend of Ames's. One of Kent's patients, who is staying at the house, is acting strangely, and the others in the house tell the newcomers that she is behaving this way because it is the anniversary of her husband's murder. At dinner, the group begins exchanging accusations about the murder, when suddenly the lights go out, and soon afterwards comes the first in a series of mysterious and fearful events.

The producer thinks all the strange occurrences are part of a ploy to get him to produce a play for Ames: One of the other characters exclaims, "These fools think we are putting on a play for their benefit!" The dinner-party was a scene from Ames's play, but when a madman sneaks into the house and tries to graft different body parts on the theatrical producer and his secretary, they realize it isn't a play.

Cast

• John Miljan as Prescott Ames
• June Collyer as Gloria Shaw
• Richard Carle as Herman Wood
• Henry Kolker as Dr. Kent
• Johnny Arthur as Homer Erskine
• Spencer Charters as a Guard
• Donald Kirke as Terry Shaw aka Terry Gray
• Eve Southern as Beatrice
• Douglas Gerrard as Carroway (billed as Douglas Gerard)
• Wilson Benge as Jarvis
• Jack Shutta as Head Guard
• Harry Strang as Guard

See also

• List of ghost films

External links

• The Ghost Walks at IMDb
• The Ghost Walks at the TCM Movie Database
• The Ghost Walks is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• Synopsis at AllMovie