''Ghost Parade'' is a 1931 American

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film directed by

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in th ...

Plot summary

A disparate group of characters are menaced in a

haunted house A haunted house, spook house or ghost house in ghostlore is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were otherwise connected with the prope ...

by mice playing a

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, a talking dog, a gorilla, and each other.

Cast

Harry Gribbon Harry Peter Gribbon (June 9, 1885 – July 28, 1961) was an American film actor, comedian and director known for '' The Cameraman'' (1928), '' Show People'' (1928) and '' Art Trouble'' (1934). He appeared in more than 140 films between 191 ...

as The Constable *

Andy Clyde Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967) was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned more than four decades. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer ...

as Mr. Martin * Marjorie Beebe *

Frank Eastman Frank Samuel Eastman (27 April 1878 – 12 October 1964) was a British artist who painted mainly portraiture and landscapes. Eastman was born in London. He studied at the Croydon School of Art and Royal Academy Schools. He graduated from the ...

*Marion Sayers *Babe Stafford *

Charles Gemora Carlos Cruz Gemora (June 15, 1903 – August 19, 1961), commonly known as Charles Gemora, was a Hollywood makeup artist renowned as "the King of the Gorilla Men" for his prolific appearances in many Hollywood films while wearing a gorilla suit ...

as Gorilla

External links

* * 1931 films Comedy mystery films Mack Sennett Comedies short films American black-and-white films 1931 comedy films American comedy mystery films American haunted house films Educational Pictures short films American comedy short films 1930s comedy mystery films Films directed by Mack Sennett 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub