A-Haunting We Will Go
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Theatrical poster for A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) |
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Directed by | Alfred L. Werker |
Produced by | Hal Roach |
Written by | Lou Breslow Stanley Rauh |
Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Dante the Magician Sheila Ryan John Shelton Don Costello Elisha Cook Jr. Edward Gargan Addison Richards George Lynn James Bush Lou Lubin Robert Emmett Keane Richard Lane |
Music by | David Buttolph Cyril J. Mockridge |
Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams |
Editing by | Alfred Day |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date(s) | August 7, 1942 |
Running time | 68 min. |
Language | English |
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A-Haunting We Will Go is a 1942 Laurel and Hardy comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker. The story is credited to Lou Breslow and Stanley Rauh.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The plot involves the duo attempting to transport a coffin and its contents for a criminal gang. Complications arise when they encounter a stage magician (Dante the Magician, playing himself) who also uses a coffin in his act. The film is notable mainly for the only known filming of Dante the Magician's stage act, popular in the U.S. for many years.