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'Hold That Ghost' 4K UHD Review

Physical Media Release Date: 04/28/26.

Label: Kino Lorber.

Form of Release: 4K UHD.

The Verdict: A Must-Buy


Those Slap-Happy Screamsters Go A'Haunting!


The third Abbott and Costello movie of 1941, and perhaps their funniest of all-time, was rushed into release to capitalize on the wild success of their first two starring films, Buck Privates and In the Navy. In Hold That Ghost, Bud and Lou come into an inheritance: an abandoned roadhouse formerly belonging to a “rubbed out” mobster. This choice piece of real estate is also supposedly the hiding place for the mobster’s illicit loot. When they arrive to claim the “inheritance,” all mayhem breaks loose. People are mysteriously murdered. Lights go on and off. Walls go inside and out. Moans and shrieks are heard. And ghosts run rampant in the legendary duo's first horror-themed outing, which paved the way for more horror-comedy classics, including the masterpiece, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Before they encountered the Universal Monsters, Bud and Lou enjoyed a jaunt with a haunt in Hold That Ghost! Co-starring Joan Davis, sensational as a “professional screamer,” and featuring toe-tappin’ musical numbers by The Andrews Sisters.

Special Features:

DISC 1 - 4K UHD

  • Audio Commentary by Co-Star Eric Roberts with Film Historians David Del Valle and C. Courtney Joyner

DISC 2 - BLU-RAY

  • Audio Commentary by Co-Star Eric Roberts with Film Historians David Del Valle and C. Courtney Joyner

  • The Moment is Real: NEW Interview with Actor Eric Roberts

  • From Thespian to Fugitive: Jon Voight Remembers Runaway Train (37:45)

  • Running on Empty: An Interview with Director Andrei Konchalovsky (15:54)

  • The Calm Before the Chaos: Kyle T. Heffner Reflects on Runaway Train (17:01)

  • Sweet and Savage: 2018 Interview with Eric Roberts (15:59)

  • Theatrical Trailer


Rotten Tomatoes Scores:

  • Tomatometer: 100% (as of 04/28/26)

  • Popcornmeter: 90% (as of 04/28/26)


Physical Release Specs & Other Details:

  • MPAA: Approved

  • Runtime: 86 minutes

  • Original Release: 1941


Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265

Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)

HDR: HDR10

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1


Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)


Subtitles

English SDH


Discs

4K Ultra HD

Blu-ray Disc

Single disc (1 BD-100)


Digital

Not Included


Packaging

Slipcover in Original Packaging


Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free

Positives and Negatives

+ VERY Positive Critical and Audience Reception

+ The THIRD Abbott & Costello Picture!

+ First Time on 4K UHD

+ Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative

+ x01 Physical Bonuses

+ x03 Special Features

+ x02 Audio Commentary

- NO Digital Code Included

 
 
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