

A dead guy walks into a marriage. The punchline? Everyone's too awkward to ask questions.
Acting
Pat O'Brien's gleefully obnoxious 'corpse' energy carries every scene.
Writing
Razor-sharp dialogue that treats haunting like a minor social faux pas.
Direction
Ray Enright keeps 70 minutes tight—no fat, all farce.

Director
Ray Enright
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was RKO's attempt to cash in on 'Topper' mania—ghost comedies were briefly a whole genre in the 40s.
Rudy Vallee, playing the stuffy rival, was a massive radio star who insisted on singing in nearly every film—studio fought hard to keep him quiet here.