Slim Patterson (Gil Lamb), window washer at the Daily Record has aspirations of becoming a reporter and marrying Betty Ames (Carol Hughes), the city editor’s secretary. When he hears of the disappearance of a town millionaire’s nephew, he sets out, cross-dressing as Nurse Aggie Patterson in order to gain entry to the millionaire’s haunted mansion to solve the case.
A Hal Yates film, released March 7, 1952 by RKO Radio Pictures. 18 minutes, B&W.
Has anyone seen this short film? There are a few compilations of Gil Lamb’s and other’s shorts available on DVD.
I’m curious as to if this was the first use of the term “Ghostbuster”. I know that Dean Martin said it (ya, he did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj0dKBGIKyc&t=1m25s ) in the 1953 movie Scared Stiff, which was a remake of the 1940 film The Ghost Breakers starring Bob Hope. Did anyone say “Ghostbusters” in The Ghost Breakers, or any other media before that?
Heh, one look at that theatrical poster raises the question, “What’s this got to do with ghosts?” However the guy in the lower right hand corner brings to mind a great GB I quote, “We’re gonna play Twister, we’re gonna do some break dancing!” :vinzclortho:
This movie is actually a very dark prequel to Ghostbusters, much akin to how Alien came before AlienS. This movie is strictly about Goezer worshippers and plays out like an H.P. Lovecraft novel. Suffice it to say, Gil Lamb does not live to see the end credits of the movie.
