The Time of Their Lives (1946)

★ 7.1 1h 22m IMDb
Comedy Horror Fantasy
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Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

The Time of Their Lives

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Cast

Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway Died 1974 · Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA William Alexander "Bud" Abbott was an American actor, producer and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello..
Lou Costello
Lou Costello as Horatio Prim Died 1959 · Paterson, New Jersey, USA Louis Francis Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959) was an American actor and comedian best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. Costello was famous for his bum...
Marjorie Reynolds
Marjorie Reynolds as Melody Allen Died 1997 · Buhl, Idaho, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Reynolds (née Goodspeed; August 12, 1917 – February 1, 1997) was an American film/television actress and dancer, who appeared in more than fifty films....
Binnie Barnes
Binnie Barnes as Mildred Dean Died 1998 · Islington, London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gittel Enoyce "Binnie" Barnes (25 May 1903 – 27 July 1998), later known as Gertrude Maude Barnes, was an English actress. She was born in Islington to a Jewish...
John Shelton
John Shelton as Sheldon Gage Died 1972 · Los Angeles, California, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Shelton (born Edward Sheppard Price; May 18, 1915 – May 17, 1972) was an American actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1936 to 1952. Shelton w...
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard as Emily Died 1985 · Litchfield, Minnesota, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gale Sondergaard (February 15, 1899 – August 14, 1985) was an American actress. Sondergaard began her acting career in theatre, and progressed to films in 1936...
Director Charles Barton
Cast Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds, Binnie Barnes, John Shelton, Gale Sondergaard, Lynn Baggett, Jess Barker, Ann Gillis, Donald MacBride

Audience Reviews

Phills2 7/10 Jun 22, 2026
This is such a corny long ago movie for me. I haven't seen it before since 45 years ago. But every minute the ghosts are on screen they reverse a rule they made before. They can walk though objects and walls, but they can pick them up, too. They can touch people and move them or be felt. Lou and Bud have a lot of slapstick together while Horatio haunts the house, so who says they weren't working as a team. Hilarious, but a bit drawn out too long.

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