Movies Like Hold That Ghost (1941)

Hold That Ghost is a 1941 comedy, horror film from Arthur Lubin with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Night of the Skull and The Black Cat.

Comedy Horror

Night of the Skull

1974

After Lord Archibald Marion is brutally murdered by an unknown assailant, his bitter and feuding family members gather for a reading of the will, setting into motion an increasingly chilling series of deaths when their arrival is marked by a second grisly killing.

6.0

MagicScore

The Black Cat

1941

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

6.5

MagicScore

The Living Ghost

1942

A detective investigating kidnapping case discovers the victim, who may be a zombie.

4.2

MagicScore

The Gorilla

1939

When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards. In short order, we discover that there is more to the attorney than meets the eye, and the ape may be innocent after all. When a pretty young heiress faces peril, it's up to our heroic trio to save the day.

4.6

MagicScore

The Cat and the Canary

1927

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.

6.9

MagicScore

The Uninvited

1944

A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast. They soon discover that it is haunted by the ghost of the mother of their neighbor's granddaughter, with whom the brother has fallen in love.

6.9

MagicScore

The Ghost Breakers

1940

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.

6.5

MagicScore

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

1966

A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.

5.0

MagicScore

Thir13en Ghosts

2001

Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine 'designed by the Devil and powered by the dead' to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by a ghost hunter and his rival, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

13 Ghosts

1960

The reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his sprawling mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family. They will need to search the house to find the doctor's fortune, but along with the property itself, they have also inherited the occultist's collection of thirteen ghosts.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

The Thin Man

1934

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

The Estate

2022

Down-on-her-luck divorcee Macey and her fickle sister Savanna attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please Aunt Hilda in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea.

5.4

MagicScore

#13

The Doll of Satan

1969

Following the death of her uncle, Elisabeth returns to her family's castle for the reading of his will. She is informed of legends about the castle's ghost and experiences erotically charged nightmares, before being kidnapped by a hooded figure and tortured in the dungeon. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Jack suspects a plot to gain Elisabeth's inheritance and begins his own investigation...

4.2

MagicScore

#14

Saturday the 14th

1981

After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.

5.0

MagicScore

#15

The Monster Walks

1932

Ruth Earlton has come home to her ancestral mansion to claim her inheritance. Accompanied by her boyfriend, she discovers that her father died suddenly under suspicious circumstances. Now it's her turn, as her deranged and relentless uncle targets her for death with the help of his wife and son, plus a very unhappy ape.

4.1

MagicScore

#16

The Baby's Room

2006

Juan and Sonia arrive at a large old house, an ideal place to raise their newborn son. When, one night before going to bed, they check the operation of the monitoring device installed in the baby's room, they discover that someone is sitting next to the crib.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Superstition

1982

A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Spookies

1986

Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them, as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride.

4.7

MagicScore

#19

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949

Lost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of murder. Swami Talpur tries to hypnotize Freddie into confessing, but Freddie is too stupid for the plot to work. Inspector Wellman uses Freddie to get the killer (and it isn't the Swami).

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hold That Ghost?

The top films similar to Hold That Ghost by MovieMagicScore are Night of the Skull (6.0), The Black Cat (6.5), The Living Ghost (4.2). Each shares comedy/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hold That Ghost worth watching?

Hold That Ghost holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 70 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Hold That Ghost?

Hold That Ghost (1941) is a comedy, horror film directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Hold That Ghost?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Hold That Ghost

This ranked list pairs Hold That Ghost (1941), a comedy and horror film from Arthur Lubin, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Bud Abbott take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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