Fight That Ghost is a 1946 feature horror comedy film. It is considered one of the earliest horror films with an all Black cast.[1] It was directed by Sam Newfield.[2] It was a Toddy Pictures Company release.[3] Bill Dillard portrayed Jim Brown in the film.[4] The film includes the songs "Take me" by Porter Grainger as well as "Hard Luck Blues" and "A Brown Skin Gal is the Best Gal After All" by John Murray.[4]

Fight That Ghost
Directed bySam Newfield
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Distributed byToddy Pictures Company

It was one of several films Newfield directed for Toddy including Harlem on the Prairie, Mantan Messes Up, and House-Rent Party.[3] Photo stills for the film exist.[5]

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  1. ^ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2 September 2009). The A to Z of African American Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7034-5. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Fight That Ghost (1946)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The Films of Sam Newfield". dukefilmography.com.
  4. ^ a b c "FIGHT THAT GHOST". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  5. ^ "FIGHT THAT GHOST (1946) Set of 12 photos". WalterFilm.
  6. ^ "Fight That Ghost". www.tcm.com.
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