The Best Ghost Films of the 1940s

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The Uninvited

1944    Lewis Allen    Not Rated

Fantasy    Ghost Film    Gothic Film

Up by 79 in the past 45 days 79

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Blithe Spirit

1945    David Lean    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy Drama    Fantasy

Up by 69 in the past 45 days 69

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Topper Returns

1941    Roy Del Ruth    Not Rated

Comedy    Fantasy    Fantasy Comedy

Up by 8 in the past 45 days 8

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The Ghost Breakers

1940    George Marshall    Not Rated

Comedy    Haunted House Film    Horror

Down by 10 in the past 45 days 10

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The Time of Their Lives

1946    Charles Barton    Not Rated

Comedy    Fantasy Comedy    Ghost Film

Down by 34 in the past 45 days 34

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The Canterville Ghost

1944    Jules Dassin    Not Rated

Comedy    Fantasy    Fantasy Comedy

Down by 95 in the past 45 days 95

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Spooks Run Wild

1941    Phil Rosen    Not Rated

Comedy    Ghost Film    Haunted House Film

Down by 54 in the past 45 days 54

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Things Happen at Night

1947    Francis Searle    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Ghost Film

Down by 62 in the past 45 days 62

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Ghosts on the Loose

1943    William Beaudine    Not Rated

Comedy    Drama    Haunted House Film

Up by 59 in the past 45 days 59

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Strangler of the Swamp

1946    Frank Wisbar    Not Rated

Ghost Film    Horror    Supernatural Horror

Down by 104 in the past 45 days 104

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The Friendly Ghost

1945    Izzy Sparber    Not Rated

Animation    Family-Oriented Fantasy    Ghost Film

Down by 403 in the past 45 days 403

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