A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...
Acting
Lewis's terrified physical comedy peaks during the zombie encounter.
Costume
Carmen Miranda's final film appearance—hat game immortal.
Direction
Marshall remixes his own 1940 Bob Hope hit The Ghost Breakers.
Director
George Marshall
Dean Martin
Larry Todd
Jerry Lewis
Myron Mertz
Lizabeth Scott
Mary Carroll
Carmen Miranda
Carmelita Castinha
George Dolenz
Mr. Cortega
Dorothy Malone
Rosie
William Ching
Tony Warren
Paul Marion
Ramon Cariso / Francisco Cariso
Jack Lambert
Zombie
Leonard Strong
Shorty
Henry Brandon
Pierre
Hugh Sanders
Cop on Pier
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Dockworker (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miranda filmed this while secretly battling bipolar disorder and alcoholism; her exuberance masks profound pain.
Lewis improvised so wildly that Martin often genuinely broke character laughing—keep an eye out for his barely-suppressed smirks.
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