Bob Hope Collection (1939 - 1940) (Blu-ray) (Region A US Import)

Two-Disc Set Includes:

The Cat and the Canary (1939)

Take one gloomy mansion in the Louisiana bayou, add a group of relatives gathered for a will reading and marked for elimination by a mysterious killer, and sprinkle in some classic Bob Hope one-liners, and you get this lively updating of the "old dark house" chiller.

Paulette Goddard is the heiress who catches the eye of wise-cracking actor Wally Campbell (Bob Hope). This third film version of the 1922 stage play co-stars Gale Sondergaard, George Zucco, John Beal, and Douglass Montgomery.

Runtime: 75 min.
Picture: B&W
Rating: NR

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

Radio crime show host Larry Lawrence (Bob Hope) goes on the run after getting mixed up in the murder of a mobster (Anthony Quinn) and winds up sharing a stateroom with Cuba-bound heiress Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard).

On the island, the pair encounters a haunted house, zombies, hidden treasures, and the dead gangster's twin brother (Quinn again). This spirited fright farce also stars Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas, Noble Johnson, and Willie Best.

Runtime: 85 min.
Picture: B&W
Rating: NR

Disc Features

Screen Format: Standard
Soundtrack: English
Special Features: Audio commentary; theatrical trailers
Region: Region Free