The Ghost Comes Home
1940, English. Directed by Wilhelm Thiele.
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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The Ghost Comes Home is streaming on TCM in India.
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TCMAvailability in India as of 10 November 2026. Streaming data by JustWatch.
Cast & crew
- Wilhelm ThieleDirector
- Frank MorganVernon 'Vern' Adams
- Billie BurkeCora Adams
- Ann RutherfordBillie Adams
- John SheltonLanny Shea
- Reginald OwenHemingway
- Donald MeekMortimer Hopkins, Sr.
- Don CastleSpigley 'Spig', a Band Member
- Nat PendletonRoscoe
- Frank AlbertsonErnest
- Harold HuberTony
- Hobart CavanaughAmbrose Bundy
- Ann MorrissMyra
Details
- Released
- 8 March 1940
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Richard Maibaum, Harry Ruskin
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The Ghost Comes Home: quick answers
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How long is The Ghost Comes Home?
The Ghost Comes Home runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
Does The Ghost Comes Home have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is The Ghost Comes Home on?
The Ghost Comes Home is streaming on TCM in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ghost Comes Home?
If you liked The Ghost Comes Home, try A California Christmas: City Lights, A California Christmas, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
Who directed The Ghost Comes Home?
The Ghost Comes Home (1940) was directed by Wilhelm Thiele and stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford.