Whispering Ghosts

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Whispering Ghosts

"A DEFECTIVE DETECTIVE GOES A-HAUNTING!"

1942

1h 15m

6.4(6 votes)

Mystery

Comedy

Horror

Overview

A detective (Milton Berle) who solves cases on the radio investigates the mysterious decade-old murder of a sea captain.

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15 members

Acting

Milton Berle

H.H. Van Buren

Acting

Brenda Joyce

Betty Woods

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John Shelton

David Courtiand

Acting

John Carradine

Norbert

Acting

Willie Best

Euclid White Brown

Acting

Edmund MacDonald

Jerry Gilpin

Acting

Arthur Hohl

Inspector Norris

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Renie Riano

Stella (aka Meg)

Acting

Grady Sutton

Jonathan Flack

Acting

Milton Parsons

Dr. Walter Bascomb

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Harry Hayden

Conroy

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Charles Halton

Mark Gruber

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Abner Biberman

Mack Wolf

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Frank Faylen

Curly

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George Offerman, Jr.

Chuck

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