Secret Philadelphia (A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure)
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Released December 08, 1944
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Monogram
63 min. (Feature Film)
63 min. (Feature Film)
Carnival showmen Dave, Billy (Billy Gilbert) and Shemp (Shemp Howard), with their gorilla Barney, hit the road looking for a new show. They meet up with the wealthy Mr. Gardner (John Hamilton), his niece Joan, secretary Ralph Williams and chauffeur Maxie (Max Rosenbloom), whose sabotaged car has left them stranded on the roadside. Gardner is headed for his country estate to escape anonymous death threats, much to Joan's distress especially since she fled the estate several years earlier after her mother's suspicious death. The mystery deepens at the estate with an attack on Gardner, a glowering housekeeper, mysterious voices, and underground tunnels connecting the house to the family cemetery. Shemp hardly helps matters when he accidentally frees Barney from his cage.
Produced by Sam Katzman's Banner Productions for Monogram distribution.
Retitled as GHOST CRAZY when it was re-released by Astor Pictures in the early 1950s.
Avg. Rating: 
[6.67/10]
[6.67/10]
Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert
Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard
Tim Ryan
Mr. Grogan
Jayne Hazard
Joan Gardner
John Hamilton
Mr. Gardner
Bernard Sell
Dave Hammon
Tay Dunn
Ralph Williams
Minerva Urecal
Mrs. Benson
Art Miles
Barney the gorilla
Buster Brodie
Baldy
Dan White
Electrician
Betty Sinclair
Girl in carnival audience
I. Stanford Jolley
Man in carnival audience
William Beaudine
Director
Jack Dietz
Producer
Sam Katzman
Producer
Barney Sarecky
Associate Producer
Tim Ryan
Original Screenplay
Marcel LePicard
Director of Photography
John Fuller
Film Editor
Arthur Hammond
Assistant Director
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Frank Webster
Sound Engineer
Edward Kay
Musical Director
Ray Mercer
Special Effects
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