''Whispering Ghosts'' is a 1942 American

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directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring

Milton Berle Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; ; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and ...

, Brenda Joyce and John Shelton. The film concerns a group of people who try to solve a murder.

Plot

An unusual group of people gather on the wreck of a ship and try to solve a murder committed more than a decade earlier.

Cast

as H. H. Van Buren * Brenda Joyce as Elizabeth Woods * John Shelton as David Courtland *

John Carradine John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later J ...

as Norbert *

Willie Best William Best (May 27, 1916 – February 27, 1962), known professionally as Willie Best or Sleep 'n' Eat, was an American television and film actor. Best was one of the first African American film actors and comedians to become well known ...

as Euclid Brown * Edmund MacDonald as Jerry Gilpin * Arthur Hohl as Inspector Norris *

Grady Sutton Grady Harwell Sutton (April 5, 1906 – September 17, 1995) was an American film and television character actor from the 1920s to the 1970s. He appeared in more than 180 films. Early years Sutton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son ...

as Jonathan Flack *

Milton Parsons Ernest Milton Parsons (May 19, 1904 – May 15, 1980) was an American character actor. Career In 1927, Parsons performed with The Strolling Players of Boston acting company. On Broadway, he portrayed James Case in ''Unto the Third'' (1933) ...

as Dr. Walter Bascomb *

Abner Biberman Abner Warren Biberman (April 1, 1909 – June 20, 1977) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Ruthless-looking, he was in demand to portray a wide variety of heavies and foreign nationalities during the Golden Years of Hollywo ...

as Mack Wolf *

Renie Riano Renie Isabel Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971) was an English-born American actress who, with the exception of the Jiggs and Maggie comedies, had minor roles in 1940s and 1950s films. She was sometimes credited as Reine Riano, Renee R ...

as Meg * Charles Halton as Attorney Mark Gruber *

Harry Hayden Harry Hayden (8 November 1882 – 24 July 1955) was a Canadian-American actor. He was a highly prolific actor, with more than 280 screen credits. Career Born in Canada in 1882, Hayden was slight, greying at the temples and wore glasses, an ...

as Conroy *

Frank Faylen Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf; December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Largely a bit player and character actor, he occasionally played more fleshed-out supporting roles during his forty-two ...

as Curly the Announcer * Jack Gargan as Shadow * George Offerman Jr. as Chuck the Mechanic * Marvin Stephens as Page Boy

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* 1940s comedy horror films 1942 films 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films American comedy horror films Films about radio people Films directed by Alfred L. Werker Films set in New York City Films scored by Emil Newman Films scored by Leigh Harline 1942 comedy horror films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language comedy horror films {{horror-film-stub