page_title: The Living Ghost
section_title: Development
hierarchical_section_title: The Living Ghost / Production / Development
caption_attribution_description: English: Press photo of the cast of the 1942 film "The Living Ghost". Left to right: Howard Banks, Edna Johnson, Jane Wiley, James Dunn, Gus Glassmire, Norman Willis, Joan Woodbury, Minerva Urecal, J. Arthur Young
context_page_description: The Living Ghost is a 1942 American mystery-drama film directed by William Beaudine and produced by Monogram Pictures. Starring James Dunn and Joan Woodbury, the film incorporates elements of the horror genre as it follows an ex-private detective who is called in to investigate why a banker has turned into a zombie. As the detective shares wisecracks with the banker's cheeky secretary, the two fall in love. The film was distributed in the United Kingdom under the title Lend Me Your Ear, and later released on home video as A Walking Nightmare.
context_section_description: The Living Ghost was based on an original story by Howard Dimsdale titled "Money for What". Joseph Hoffman adapted the screenplay. The film was director William Beaudine's fourth since beginning projects for Monogram Pictures in 1942.
caption: The residents of the estate find Walter Craig in a zombie-like state in the parlor
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