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      The Time of Their Lives (1946)

      Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their ... See full summary »

      Director:

      Charles Barton

      Writers:

      Val Burton (original screenplay), Walter DeLeon (original screenplay) (as Walter De Leon) |2 more credits »
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      Complete credited cast:
      Bud Abbott ... Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
      Lou Costello ... Horatio Prim
      Marjorie Reynolds ... Melody Allen
      Binnie Barnes ... Mildred Dean
      John Shelton ... Sheldon Gage
      Gale Sondergaard ... Emily
      Lynn Baggett ... June Prescott (as Lynne Baggett)
      Jess Barker ... Thomas Danbury
      Ann Gillis ... Nora O'Leary (as Anne Gillis)
      Donald MacBride ... Lt. Mason
      William Hall ... Sgt. Conners
      Robert Barrat ... Maj. Putnam (as Robert H. Barrat)
      Rex Lease ... Sgt. Makepeace
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      Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence. Written byDaniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

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      FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DIE LAUGHING! (original print ad - all caps) See more »


      Certificate:

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      Trivia

      This was the second, and last, feature in which Bud Abbott and Lou Costello did not play a team. See more »

      Goofs

      The spirits of Horatio and Melody are bound to Danbury Acres until doomsday or some evidence exonerates them of being traitors. It's never explained why Tom Danbury's memoirs, which confesses his own guilt but affirms that both Melody and Horatio were innocent of any wrongdoing, fails to constitute the evidence needed to set them free. See more »

      Quotes

      Melody Allen:I need help.
      Horatio Prim:[With his head sticking out of a trunk]What do you think I need? Would you please me get out of this overcoat?
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      Connections

      Referenced in Charlie's Angels: Dancin' Angels (1980) See more »

      Soundtracks

      How Dry I Am
      (uncredited)
      Music by Arthur Fields
      Lyrics by Fred Hall
      In the score when Horatio drinks by the well
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      'Odsbodkins - a classic!
      7 August 2005 | by SpondonmanSee all my reviews

      This one had by miles the best plot of any A&C film, and has always been in my Top 5 favourites of theirs. Otoh it isn't the best A&C film as they were again working within a separate framework ('Little Giant' being the other), instead of Abbott & Costello the comedy team this was Abbott, and Costello the comedy actors. With less reliance on the violent slapstick TTOTL can hold its own against other films of this genre, on its own merits. And even though the print is in pristine condition, at the time of writing in 2005 had not been shown on UK TV since 1.10.1977!

      The plot - Costello and Reynolds shot by their own side by mistake and also rather vehemently accursed as traitors by the Major in charge in 1780, after 165 years as ghosts they both get the chance to clear themselves of the slur and take their place in Heaven. Although the similar 'Ghost Goes West' is much better in nearly all departments, this also manages exceptionally well to capture the bittersweet and melancholic mixed emotions that this type of storyline could generate.

      A marvellous experiment, and one I wish they'd tried a few more times in the following years - instead what followed a few years later was 'Captain Kidd' and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' - no comment!


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      Country:

      USA

      Language:

      English

      Release Date:

      19 August 1950 (Japan) See more »

      Also Known As:

      凸凹幽霊屋敷 See more »

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      Budget:

      $830,000 (estimated)
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      Universal Pictures See more »
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      Technical Specs

      Sound Mix:

      Mono(Western Electric Recording)

      Aspect Ratio:

      1.37 : 1
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