
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
Cast

Bud Abbott
Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway

Lou Costello
Horatio Prim

Marjorie Reynolds
Melody Allen

Binnie Barnes
Mildred Dean

John Shelton
Sheldon Gage

Gale Sondergaard
Emily

Lynn Baggett
June Prescott

Jess Barker
Thomas Danbury

Ann Gillis
Nora O'Leary

Donald MacBride
Lt. Mason

William Hall
Sgt. Conners

Robert Barrat
Maj. Putnam

Rex Lease
Sgt. Makepeace

Kirk Alyn
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Second Sergeant (uncredited)

George M. Carleton
Museum Guard (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers
Bill - Museum Guard (uncredited)
James Conaty
Party Guest (uncredited)

John Crawford
Dandy at Party (uncredited)

Vernon Downing
Leigh - Traitor (uncredited)

Marjorie Eaton
Bessie - Danbury's Maid (uncredited)

Myron Healey
Dandy at Party (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin
Cranwell - Traitor (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson
Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Danbury Servant (uncredited)
Scott Thomson
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Harry Woolman
Motorcycle Rider (uncredited)
Crew

Charles Barton
Director
Val Burton
Screenplay, Producer
Walter DeLeon
Screenplay
Bradford Ropes
Screenplay
Philip Cahn
Editor
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Seward Webb
Assistant Director
Joseph Gershenson
Executive Producer
Rosemary Odell
Costume Design
Milton Rosen
Original Music Composer
John Grant
Additional Dialogue
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
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