Return of Mandy's Husband


49m 1947

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1947
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Lucky Star Production Co.
Distribution Company
Toddy Pictures Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
49m
Film Length
4,405ft

Synopsis

In order to make some cash, buddies Mantan and Alex found the "Ghost Association," which will hold mock séances for the local residents. After studying the details of the locals' various deceased relatives, Alex insists that the reluctant Mantan, who is afraid of ghosts, play "Prince Alabastar Amsterdam" and fool people into thinking that he is in communication with their dead loved ones. Meanwhile, Henry Coffee, local resident Mandy's husband, has staged his own disappearance because he can no longer tolerate his wife's nagging. He takes refuge at Morgan's place, an old barn, where he encounters a band of thugs who take him hostage. Soon after, Alex and Mantan, who have chosen the Morgan place for their first Ghost Association séance, show up at the old barn where the gangsters are planning their getaway. Inside, the timorous Mantan, who senses the presence of the gangsters, believes that the barn is haunted, especially after one of the gangsters knocks Alex out and hides him, leaving Mantan alone. Eventually the police come, have a shoot-out, and then haul the gangsters away, giving Alex, who says that Prince Alabastar heroically caught the gangsters, a good publicity story for his enterprise. Later, Mandy and her friend, Miss Sarah, discuss with Mantan and Alex the upcoming séance, and, because he realizes that he knows nothing about Miss Sarah's late husband, Mantan warns her that the man may have changed since his death. At the old barn, the audience arrives and Alex tells Mantan, who will impersonate the voices of the dearly departed, to hide in a stall. Mantan is terrified, however, because he thinks he hears a real ghost, unaware that Henry Coffee, who is still hiding in the barn's loft. When Mandy asks "Alabastar" to conjure her husband Henry, the latter overhears and believes he's been discovered, but when a distraught Mandy, hearing her husband's voice, says she would never mistreat him again if he came back, he cries "You won, Honey." The weak floor-boards of the loft then break and Henry crashes down from the heavens to reunite with his wife.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1947
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Lucky Star Production Co.
Distribution Company
Toddy Pictures Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
49m
Film Length
4,405ft

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Although the film was not registered for copyright, there is a copyright statement on the dialogue continuity for the film, dated 1947 for Toddy Pictures. The plot summary was taken from a dialogue continuity deposited with the NYSA, and the credits were obtained from an advertisement for this film. No release date or reviews have been located for the film, which was received on May 13, 1947 by the New York State censor board.