The Living Ghost is, to be perfectly honest, a truly bad motion picture. But, as such, it is so weirdly plotted and acted in such a state of urgency by a great cast of B-movie regulars that it never fails to entertain. James Dunn gives a truly over-the-top performance as the detective, and, at times, appears as loony as his suspects, a motley group that includes hatchet-faced Minerva Urecal as the banker's creepy sister, Jan Wiley as his snobby daughter, George Eldridge as his former partner, and Edna Johnson as his mysterious second wife. Joan Woodbury, who made a career appearing in grade-Z melodramas such as The Living Ghost, is Dunn's girl Friday and romantic interest, included for no other purpose, it seems, than to give the detective someone to lecture. Within the limitations of her role, Miss Woodbury handles herself with aplomb and is easily the most levelheaded person around. William Beaudine, whose nickname of "One Take" was well-earned, directs in his usual steamroller fashion.